Benegas Estate Cabernet Franc 14.5% 75cl

Cabernet Franc seems to do so well in Mendoza, ripening beautifully and harnessing so well those classic characteristics – ripe red fruits, bell peppers, maybe a touch of graphite, and silky tannins. 

In the glass, this is a clear ruby red with deep purple hints. The nose offers herbs to begin, followed by fresh and complex red fruits: currants, raspberries and plums. It is primarily elegant in the mouth, meaty in the mid-palate with friendly ripe and round tannins, and long and silky at the finish. 

Suggested pairings are Italian and Greek dishes: tomato sauces, gourmet pizzas, grilled meats, poultry, and lamb with fine herbs. Serve between 15C and 17C. 

This Cabernet Franc underwent pre-fermentative cold maceration, the juice is then fermented in tank with native yeast. Further post-fermentative maceration for 2 weeks. It is then racked and natural malolactic fermentation occurs and finally aged 6 months in French oak barrells. 

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