Siesta Cabernet Franc 2015
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Ruby red with purple hues, intense notes of fresh red fruit such as plums, cherries, blackberries, and currants, flavors consistent with the characteristics of this varietal seduce the mouth. With every sip it unleashes its full potential of wonderfully balanced acidity, fruit, and a hint of oak, combining silky tannins with an elegant structure and a long finish. This wine demonstrates the great aptness of Vista Flores for this variety, presenting its particular brilliance of young fruit in which it expresses its notes of fresh, crisp red fruit and defined balsamic touches along with vegetable aromas, together with a slight spicy presence. Touching the palate it impresses with its extreme fluidity, smooth tannins and rich texture, to finally remain in the mouth with a oily and wet aftertaste.
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They started producing a Cabernet Franc in 2006, but it was sold exclusively in Argentina. The 2015 Cabernet Franc was produced from a 1.7-hectare plot with boulders and some limestone. It fermented partly in concrete eggs and partly in rolling 500-liter oak barrels. It matured for 14 months in 225-liter French and American oak barrels, 15% of them new. The oak feels better integrated than in the Malbec, and it has varietal character and fine-grained tannins that reflect the typicity of the grape, with some chalky sensations. 5,000 bottles were filled in December 2017.
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Founded by Ernesto Catena, a fourth-generation winemaker of Italian descent, Siesta was inspired by ancient Incan traditions. The Inca would often bury offerings to the land so that it would remain healthy and fertile. Following this ancient tradition, every year Ernesto Catena’s team buries a few bottles of their best wines in the Vistaflores vineyard, hoping that while sleeping their endless “Siesta”, these bottles will protect the vines, people, and harvest. Only biodynamically-certified grapes from the best lots of the Vistaflores vineyard that have been fermented in small tanks are used. The wine is later aged in French and American oak barrels for 14 months and then ages in bottle for another year. Intense, complex, and elegant, Siesta wines aim to express the varietal personality, which is enhanced by the unique characteristics of the Vistaflores terroir.
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By far the largest and best-known winemaking province in Argentina, Mendoza is responsible for over 70% of the country’s enological output. Set in the eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains, the climate is dry and continental, presenting relatively few challenges for viticulturists during the growing season. Mendoza, divided into several distinctive sub-regions, including Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, is the source of some of the country’s finest wines.
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