Bodega Atamisque 'Serbal' Cabernet Franc 2019
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DESCRIPTION
A wonderfully fresh and youthful, unoaked Cabernet Franc from Tupungato in Mendoza.
The lowdown:
Cabernet Franc is not a widely seen variety in Mendoza and Atamisque used to use it as just a component in some of their other blends, but were persuaded to start bottling it as a single varietal. We were certainly impressed when we tried it. Made without oak ageing it's got the classic Cabernet Franc notes of fresh capsicum and pencil shavings on the nose followed with really clean, vibrant fruit on the palate with touches of herbaceousness, mint, liquorice and spice. It's rich, viscous and satisfying with a real freshness too.
When to drink:
It's just the sort of thing that suits dishes featuring tomato based sauces.
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 / Firm, Spicy Reds |
Country | Argentina |
Grape Variety | Cabernet Franc |
Vintage | 2019 |
Volume | 75cl |
ABV | 14% |
SKU | AT0815RN |