Ernesto Catena Tahuan Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Ernesto Catena is a fourth-generation winemaker and the eldest son of Nicolas Catena. Ernesto grew up in the world of wine in Mendoza and his father Nicolas was a pioneer of the Argentina wine revolution. Ernesto felt the need to produce his own wines to reflect his basic beliefs in quality, creativity, small volumes and wine as a strong narrative. The majority of the grapes (including all the Siesta wines) come from his 178-acre vineyard in the Uco Valley’s Vistaflores. Planted in 2002 and certified organic in 2011 and biodynamic in 2012.
Ernest is a raw free thinker with radical ideas making their ways into his wines. He has also built a zero input winery on his property for the Tikal wines, running on gravity and solar. Roaming the vineyard you’ll meet an Alpaca herd and stumble into his extensive Patagonian Rose garden. Ernesto Catena offers a rethink of his father’s Argentinian wine revolution.

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Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine grape variety that is widely considered to be one of the finest grape varieties in the world for producing high-quality wines, and is the dominant grape in Bordeaux region. The grapes are small, thick-skinned and yield wine that can be very full-bodied with high tannins. It is known for its intense, complex flavors, including blackcurrant, black cherry, and black olive, with notes of cedar, tobacco, and graphite.

Often aging Cabernet Sauvignon wines in oak barrels will impart a vanilla and toast flavor to the wine. It has a high level of acidity and alcohol, and can be enjoyed well after a decade or more. It pairs well with red meats, particularly beef, as well as hard, strong cheeses.

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