Achával-Ferrer
Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Combining grapes from the Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Achaval Ferrer bottled this Cabernet Sauvignon after aging it for 12 months in used French barrels. Deep red with a purple sheen. The nose offers licorice, black currant and white pepper. Firm, grippy tannins set off the core of a fruit-forward palate and a lengthy, smoky finish. Will grow more well-rounded with time. (Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, October 2020)
Combining grapes from the Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Achaval Ferrer bottled this Cabernet Sauvignon after aging it for 12 months in used French barrels. Deep red with a purple sheen. The nose offers licorice, black currant and white pepper. Firm, grippy tannins set off the core of a fruit-forward palate and a lengthy, smoky finish. Will grow more well-rounded with time. (Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, October 2020)
Oct 14th, 2020
Smooth and great smooth finish. Blackberry, cloves, and nutmeg #wine #mendoza #Argentina
Smooth and great smooth finish. Blackberry, cloves, and nutmeg #wine #mendoza #Argentina
1 person found it helpfulFeb 8th, 2016
TGIF. This week my Cabernet fix is an Argentinian delight.
Dirty ruby in color with a short brick rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, cherries, plums, herbs, earth, pine, toasted oak, leather, licorice, vanilla, vegetables, vinegar, chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.
Medium bodied and smooth, with medium plus acidity and long legs.
Extra dry on the palate with cherries, plums, blueberries, blackberries, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, vegetables, earth, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.
Medium plus on the finish with soft tannins and raspberries.
This is a great Great Argentinian Cabernet. Smooth, luxurious, almost balanced, and needs a couple of years in the bottle to mature. Shows nice acidity, complexity and earthiness.
Enjoyable by itself or with food, and would pair nicely with a nice piece of steak.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Mendoza, unfined and Unfiltered. Needs at least an hour to open up properly.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
TGIF. This week my Cabernet fix is an Argentinian delight.
Dirty ruby in color with a short brick rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, cherries, plums, herbs, earth, pine, toasted oak, leather, licorice, vanilla, vegetables, vinegar, chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.
Medium bodied and smooth, with medium plus acidity and long legs.
Extra dry on the palate with cherries, plums, blueberries, blackberries, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, vegetables, earth, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.
Medium plus on the finish with soft tannins and raspberries.
This is a great Great Argentinian Cabernet. Smooth, luxurious, almost balanced, and needs a couple of years in the bottle to mature. Shows nice acidity, complexity and earthiness.
Enjoyable by itself or with food, and would pair nicely with a nice piece of steak.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Mendoza, unfined and Unfiltered. Needs at least an hour to open up properly.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
Blue and red fruited palate. Polished and a nice price.
Blue and red fruited palate. Polished and a nice price.
May 12th, 2015
Blackberry cobbler with Swiss cheese! Mint breath, and Rosemary dough. Why are Mendoza cabs so good? They run rings around the Malbecs more often than not. The presumption that each country needs its own varietal to give it meaning, is a misnomer. Sometimes a varietal has so calculatingly written itself into our genetics by rewiring our neural pathways, that any permutation thereof is an epiphany! Abrigado, cabbie, you little virus! Dark, and backberrylicoricious! Mintcurrantacular! A fun wine with a well of shadows! Like Catena, it's cabs take the crown!
Blackberry cobbler with Swiss cheese! Mint breath, and Rosemary dough. Why are Mendoza cabs so good? They run rings around the Malbecs more often than not. The presumption that each country needs its own varietal to give it meaning, is a misnomer. Sometimes a varietal has so calculatingly written itself into our genetics by rewiring our neural pathways, that any permutation thereof is an epiphany! Abrigado, cabbie, you little virus! Dark, and backberrylicoricious! Mintcurrantacular! A fun wine with a well of shadows! Like Catena, it's cabs take the crown!
Jan 14th, 2015They win four vineyards they also buy a lot of fruit but they farm the vineyards
They win four vineyards they also buy a lot of fruit but they farm the vineyards
Oct 9th, 2014
So smooth. A subtle juice flavor with floral notes, currants and black pepper
So smooth. A subtle juice flavor with floral notes, currants and black pepper
Jan 12th, 2022Little past its peak. Weak body and remnants of its past rating
Little past its peak. Weak body and remnants of its past rating
May 12th, 2019