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2022 Cabernet Franc, Achaval Ferrer
Add to Wishlist‘Outside of the Loire, the best Cabernet Franc is coming from Mendoza,’ says our wine director Peter Mitchell MW – and who are we to argue? Franc can be a difficult variety to get right, given the narrow ripening window between green and ja mmy, but the higher altitude of Mendoza – and particularly the Uco Valley – have been harnessed here by the exemplary Achaval Ferrer to yield beautiful aromatics, fine tannins and attractive, earthy, sous-bois notes allied to an impressive length.
£26.50 1 x Bottle (75 cl)
Tasting notes
There is just about every flavour covered in these twelve wines apart from the haunting violet and graphite perfume of Cabernet Franc, so I have just the candidate for your perusal. With a similar chassis to a Right Bank claret, and a pric e tag that Right Bank clarets could never in their wildest dreams drop to, this gorgeous Mendoza red combines earthy traction, purple highlights, mulberry and rhubarb nuances, and then, just when you expect muscle, oak and tannin to swarm i n and spoil the show, the fruit notes assume a full-flavoured stance without ever pressing the turbo button. There is a lot of action here; all of it is civilised, ordered and rather dashing. Only Cab Franc can play this card and it does it so well, making Merlots and Malbecs slink away into the shadows. Well done, Achaval Ferrer, for making such a polished wine at this competitive price! -Matthew Jukes
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The 2022 Cabernet Franc Mendoza combines grapes from Luján de Cuyo and Tupungato. Aged for 12 months in used barrels, it opens with aromas of green bell pepper and ash over a base of blackcurrant and blackberry jam. On the palate, it’s ripe and dry, with reactive tannins and a lingering bell pepper note. This well-calibrated red bears the concentration of the 2022 vintage.
Joaquin Hidalgo
The 2022 Cabernet Franc Mendoza combines grapes from Luján de Cuyo and Tupungato. Aged for 12 months in used barrels, it opens with aromas of green bell pepper and ash over a base of blackcurrant and blackberry jam. On the palate, it’s ripe and dry, with reactive tannins and a lingering bell pepper note. This well-calibrated red bears the concentration of the 2022 vintage.
Joaquin Hidalgo
The 2022 Cabernet Franc Mendoza combines grapes from Luján de Cuyo and Tupungato. Aged for 12 months in used barrels, it opens with aromas of green bell pepper and ash over a base of blackcurrant and blackberry jam. On the palate, it’s ripe and dry, with reactive tannins and a lingering bell pepper note. This well-calibrated red bears the concentration of the 2022 vintage.
Joaquin Hidalgo
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