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CASA DE UCO VINEYARD SELECTION – CABERNET FRANC
100% Cabernet Franc.
Casa de Uco Vineyard Selection is inspired by the Uco Valley’s exceptional natural resources, where we honor the birthplace of Argentina’s most acclaimed wines. A complex wine, born in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, in millenary soils, ideal for growing high-quality grapes. Blend of rocky soils that define what we consider to be the most authentic expression of our terroir.
Descripción
Descripción
VARIETY: 100% Cabernet Franc.
VINTAGE: 2020.
REGION: IG Los Chacayes, Tunuyán, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina.
ALTITUDE: 1,280 m.a.s.l.
SOIL: Sandy loam with rocks with calcareous deposits.
YIELD: 8,000 kgs/ha.
HARVEST: End of March – Manually, in 18kg crates.
FERMENTATION: Destemmed with 10% whole cluster. Cold Maceration and fermentation in concrete vassels with light pump-overs and punchdowns.
AGING: In 1st and 2nd use 500 liter barrel
BOTTLING: February 2021.
PRODUCTION: 4,000 bottles.
WINEMAKER: Gustavo Bauzá.
WINE CONSULTANT: Alberto Antonini (Toscana, Italia).
|| ALCOHOL: 14 % vol.
|| TOTAL ACIDITY: 6 g/l.
|| PH: 3.8.
|| RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.3 g/lt.
|| TASTING NOTE:
Intense and vibrant ruby red color. Excellent expression and good varietal typicity, added to the minerality of the terroir. Fine spicy nose of black pepper and cloves. Notes of fruit and smoked peppers. The mouthfeel is creamy and balanced. Very good structure with bright acidity and a long finish. Rounded tannins due to aging in wood.
