Bodega Atamisque Catalpa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
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DESCRIPTION
A deep, dark, full bodied Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon from the Uco Valley
The lowdown:
Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape that does well in the Vistaflores part of Mendoza's Uco Valley as is amply demonstrated in this delicious wine. The fruit comes from 50 year old vines which provide real concentration of flavour. After fermentation half is matured in new French oak barrels for 12 months and half in stainless steel. The result is a wine bursting with a pronounced nose of cassis and eucalyptus. Rich, and full bodied with intense black fruits, liquorice, mint and sweet spice, it's dense, concentrated and powerful with plentiful grippy tannins.
When to drink:
A serious wine with a bit of staying power - it'll be good drinking for another 5 years yet. Rich and full flavoured dishes are the name of the game here. Venison and well hung beef certainly come to mind.
PRODUCER
Bodega Atamisque

Uco was an Indigenous chief of the Huarpes Millcayac people who lived in the valley centuries ago. Around 1941-1493, the Incas incorporated the Valley to their vast empire, the Tawantinsuyu translated as the empire of the four parts. The Valley would become part of the Collasuyu. In 1608, the Jesuits settled in Mendoza and in 1658 founded a rural property in the Uco Valley, the San José estancia. This gave birth to the town and what would later become the Atamisque estancia.
This property, which initially possessed 19,000 ha, was divided at the end of the 20th century. The estancia passed through several owners until a French man acquired it: John Du Monceau. He had fallen in love with the place and decided to settle down there with his wife, Chantal, whose grandfather had been a winemaker in the French region of Beaujolais. This prompted her to support the idea of building a winery in the property. Thus « Bodega Atamisque » was born, inspired by the name the land once possessed.
DETAILS
Categories | Wine / Red Wine / Rich, Powerful Reds |
Country | Argentina |
Grape Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage | 2017 |
Volume | 75cl |
ABV | 14.5% |
SKU | AT0917RN |