Finca el Origen Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Character 2018
Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaFrom their La Esperanza estate, in the Uco Valley, this cabernet sauvignon grows at 1200m. Post ferment, 30% of this saw time in wood for the 6 months of maturity prior to bottling. Rich and smooth, with plush cassis, blackberry jam, ripe plum stretched along a medium+ palate, finishing quickly with a grip of dryness, and a vanillin sweetness. Tannins are integrated into the plump fruit, leaving a tuggy grip in their wake. This full bodied red is primed for drinking now, with grilled steak or mushroom kabobs.Tasted: 22 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$16.99
750ml
BCLS Select
Producer: Bodegas y Vinedos La EsperanzaDistributors: Charton-Hobbs Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 339978UPC: 813942010644
Finca el Origen Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Character 2018
Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaFinca El Origen was established in 1996 by Carolina Wine Brands, best known for Santa Carolina, and was the first Chilean venture into Argentina. This shows heady, plump blackberry with lots of toast and vanilla, even though just under a third of the wine is aged in French oak. It's a bit simple, but still varietally accurate and more polished than you'd typically expect for this price. As a celiac, I found the gluten free symbol on the back label a bit much. Yes, gluten can be found in the winemaking process. For example, a flour paste is sometimes used when putting the head on a barrel. But that doesn't translate to the final wine; studies have shown such wines still fall below the legal limit to classify a food product as gluten free. That legal limit, by the way, is just 20ppm, or mg/L, in Canada. In other words, wine should be classified as naturally gluten free.Tasted: 21 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$16.99
750ml
BCLS Select
Producer: Bodegas y Vinedos La EsperanzaDistributors: Charton-Hobbs Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 339978UPC: 813942010644
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