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| APPELLATION SAN CARLOS CABERNET FRANC 2014 Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CATENA |
| Fairly deep intense purple colour. Spicy, vanilla oak, plummy-currant nose. Dry, full bodied, ripe plum-currant flavours with pencil lead and mint notes on the firm, slightly tannic, leafy finish. Has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L1702417090 on the back label. The recommended 2013 (**/**+) was released on April 30, 2016 at $19.95. |
CSPC |
450106 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Tri Alt |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**/**+(88 points)
Solid, Ripe, Intense |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| Iconic and innovative, the Catena family have always been leading lights in Argentina's rise. Their Appellation series is modeled after the Burgundy system where village names become synonymous with the distinctive wines produced there. For Catena, San Carlos means Cabernet Franc. TASTING NOTE: [From Tim Atkin's Argentina Special Report] The vines in this Los Indios planting at the southern end of the Uco Valley were planted as recently as 2003, but are already making a very impressive, varietally pure Cabernet Franc. Deeply coloured, aromatic and refreshing, with notes of spice, blackcurrant and graphite underpinned by acidity. 2016-21. Score - 93 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, 2016) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - August 5, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
223 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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