FFW 2021 Wine Catalogue

NEW WORLD SOUTHAMERICA

CARO BODEGAS CARO, MENDOZA 2016 DRINK2020-2034

6x75 £175

Amodest 13.5%. Rich dark damson plum, raspberry, fig and dark chocolate undertones. Palate has silky smooth tannins but lovely volume of dark berry fruit, with a cassis underscore; good fruit intensity and a clean pure finish.

This very stylish but laid- back wine needs at least a fewmore years in bottle to unwind…. This joint project of Lafite-Rothschild and Nicolas Catena is distinctly claret-like in 2016.

MEET THE GROWER Bodegas Caro MENDOZA

Caro is a joint venture between two great wine families: Catena and Rothschild (hence the name). The blend here is usually 80% Cabernet and 20%Malbec. The wine is aged in 60% new French oak for 18months, which are coopered at Château Lafite. I have bought this since its first release in 2000 and ama huge fan. Instantly appealing as soon as the cork is pulled. Dense, dark, lush andmouth-filling, this is seductive and full of pleasure. Very much reflects its breeding, heritage and place. Its sister wine, Amancaya, is also well worth trying - being earlier drinking and usually 80% Malbec and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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