👅Tasting

This is a red built on tension and perfume rather than weight. Expect aromas of red fruit and violet, a distinct savory streak of roasted red pepper and herbs, and — especially from the stoniest high-altitude sites — a mineral note that drinkers often describe as graphite or wet stone. The best Argentine examples have drawn comparisons to the aromatic, precise Cabernet Francs of the Loire, with their unmistakable graphite-and-violet signature.

Structurally it is medium-bodied with fresh acidity and refined, silky tannins — a wine of elegance and “mountain freshness” rather than power. Some producers ferment and age it in concrete eggs to keep the fruit pure and the texture lively; the results can be peppery, earthy and electric.