
BenMarco Cabernet Franc
Los Chacayes, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Tasting Notes
Red color and purple hues. It displays aromas of spices and dry grass with a slight earthy character, such as chalk. It also has a subtle vegetable trace in the mid-palate, complemented by fine, precise tannins. It is a wine of great aging potential, and it is better to let it air for a while in the glass before drinking.
Food Pairings
Game meat, baby goat, venison, duck and dishes with earthy, rustic flavors such as portobello, black olives and grilled red peppers.
Winemaking Notes
Cold-maceration at 8°C (46°F) for 48 hours. Fermentation with selected yeasts in stainless steel tanks at 12°C (54°F). Two daily push-downs. Maceration lasted 26 days. Malolactic fermentation occurred 100% in barrels. Aged 11 months in second-use French oak barrels.
Vineyard Notes
Vineyards from Paraje Altamira in Valle de Uco, Mendoza at elevations of 1,150 m.a.s.l.
Technical Info
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol 14%
Acidity 5.33 g/l