Here are affordable options, under $2,000, to pay homage to Cabernet Sauvignon:
No Rules Cabernet Sauvignon
Cellar: No rules
Origin: Luján de Cuyo and Valle de Uco, Mendoza
Suggested price: $1841.
In Bodega Sin Reglas they propose the Sin Reglas Cabernet Sauvignon, of which they affirm “it is the union of the new harvest with the previous one, the aged one. The young woman brings fruit, wildness, elegance and bouquet; while the aged one and its core from the Perdriel area gives it cadence and tenderness in the mouth”. In short, it is a young, elegant and serene wine. The founders of Sin Reglas, Andrés Ridois and Horacio Scaiola, say: “It is a wine that stands out for its marked tannins but already rounded by three and a half years in the bottle. Its best virtue is the elegance and complexity in the mixture of its varietals.
La Puerta Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: La Puerta Valley
Origin: Famatina Valley, La Rioja
Price: $1,900
30% of this Rioja wine is aged for 6 months in French and American oak barrels while the remaining 70% is stored in stainless steel tanks. Then the final cut is made by mixing both and achieving a great balance between the fruit and the oak. Intense ruby-red in color with a strong aroma of ripe red fruits such as plums and spicy notes characteristic of the varietal, this intense and well-structured full-bodied Cabernet is balanced with a nuanced finish.
Chacra La Papay Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: Malma
Origin: San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén
Price: $1,400
Bodega Malma, owned by the Viola family, pioneers of viticulture in San Patricio del Chañar, presents a wine that reflects the terroir. Finca La Papay is a line that, although it receives its name from an old pioneer woman from Patagonia, stands out for its freshness and primary notes. A percentage of the wine has passed through oak. Intense garnet red in color, it has aromas of plum, cooked fruit, jam, and very subtle pepper. In the mouth: good volume in the mouth, present and round tannins. Persistent and sharp.
Killka Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: Salentein
Origin: Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Price: $1,770
Made with grapes from different plots of Finca el Oasis vineyards, located between 1,100 and 1,150 meters above sea level, it has an intense ruby red color. Roasted sweet bell pepper and spices stand out, with a marked varietal character. It has a sweet, round, well-structured entry, with a long and persistent finish. It has a maturation of 12 months, 90% in French oak and 10% in American oak.
Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: Vistalba
Origin: Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Price: $1,490
Bodega Vistalba, a specialist in this strain with which it creates varietal and blend wines, proposes a juicy specimen, with a good structure and a faithful reflection of the terroir. Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is made with their own grapes harvested manually at Finca Don Antonio, located in Los Arboles, Tunuyán, Valle de Uco (Mendoza). “The Cabernet Sauvignon is a varietal that we have been making since 2007 under the Tomero collection. Every year it is a personal challenge to best express the typicity of the varietal. In fact, it is in our plans to produce a Grand Cabernet Sauvignon in the near future. In addition, Cabernet Sauvignon is the backbone of our blend wines from our Vistalba collection due to its contribution to structure and longevity to the wine”, comments Fernando Colucci, winemaker at Bodega Vistalba.
On the nose it offers aromas of smoked paprika and sweet paprika, pink pepper and red fruits. On the palate it is juicy, fresh, with a lot of fruit expression, delicate and pleasant tannins with a silky finish. For lovers of the variety, Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine that surprises with its freshness on the palate.
Altitude Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Winery: Andeluna
Origin: Gualtallary, Tupungato, Mendoza
Price: $1520
“Andeluna Altitude Cabernet Sauvignon is to enjoy now or discover it in 5 to 8 years”, they say in Andeluna. It is a wine with enough structure to combine any type of meat: red meats, game meats (venison, wild boar, rabbit) and even lamb. It also accompanies stews and meals with powerful sauces, as well as strong and mature cheeses such as Emmental, or fatty ones such as Camembert. “This is a specimen that shows that Cabernet Sauvignon can be a friendly varietal with its own personality. A great wine to accompany meals and that men and women will like”, explains its oenologist Manuel González.
Casir dos Santos Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
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Winery: Casir dos Santos
Origin: Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Price: $1650
It is a blend of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Valle de Uco and Luján de Cuyo. Both farms are harvested separately according to their degree of maturity. Luján de Cuyo usually reaches its optimum point a few weeks before Gualtallary, due to the high altitude of this farm. Both wines are kept separately until the end of maturation in first and second use French oak barrels for 8 months, when the assamblage presented in the bottle is carried out. Its winemaker is Julia Halupczok.
Saurus Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
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Winery: Schroeder Family
Origin: San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén
Price: $1915
At sight it presents a very intense garnet red color that denotes its maturity. On the nose it is complex, combining aromas of ripe red fruit, black pepper and spices. Its time in oak provides notes of chocolate and mocha. On the palate it has a very good entry, with sweet, intense and well balanced tannins. It is a persistent, elegant wine with good acidity. 50% remained for 12 months in medium and medium plus toasted French and American oak barrels. The remaining 50% was kept in stainless steel tanks to preserve the fruity notes. “In Patagonia, working well in the vineyard, we can make very good Cabernets, which are very drinkable, with very pleasant, refined and elegant tannins, in which the complexity and elegance provided by the Extreme Terroir that we have stand out,” said the oenologist Leonardo Puppato.
Contramano Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: Jorge Rubio
Origin: General Alvear, Mendoza
Price: $1,900
It is a varietal from the new line of the Jorge Rubio winery. At sight, it has an intense purplish red color. On the nose it is fruity and herbal with medium intensity, aromas of red and black fruits such as cherries, blackberries and blueberries and herbs such as mint, eucalyptus and rosemary. On the palate it is juicy and highly concentrated, with firm tannins, freshness and balance. It presents flavors of cherries, blackberries and herbs, with a fruity and herbal finish and long persistence. Without passing through the barrel.
Lamb in wolf’s skin
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Cellar: Mosquita Muerta Wines
Origin: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Price: $860
With grapes from the first area of Mendoza, at 800 meters above sea level, it is a fresh, fruity wine with a medium structure. 50% matures for six months in used oak barrels, which gives it structure. Intense red color, reminiscent of peppers and plums. It is a smooth wine with a long finish.
Colon Select Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winery: Colon
Origin: Mendoza
Price: $550
This is a recent line from Colón, which is one step above the traditional varietals. Intense and lively in color, on the nose it presents outstanding spicy aromas. On the palate it has a friendly, harmonic and balanced flavor. It is an ideal wine to accompany ribs with herbs, stuffed peppers and semi-hard and hard cheeses.
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