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Reviews & Awards

2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

 

89 points, Silver Medal & Best Buy in the 2010 World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $8 and Under


Tasting Notes

Ambiente Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon offers intense aromas of ripe cherry and black berry fruits with flavors of currant, cherry, dark chocolate and vanilla, finishing well rounded and balanced with easy tannins.

Food Pairings

Pairs well with grilled vegetables, hearty pasta, on its own, pizza, meat or dark chocolate cake.

Varietal(s)

85% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Malbec
5% Merlot

Region

Mendoza, Argentina

Vineyard & Winemaking Notes

The grapes are hand harvested at optimum ripeness from the foothills of the Andes Mountains in the San Rafael region of Mendoza. The near-desert conditions are remedied by water from the snow-capped Andes that also guard the area from radical temperature shifts that would otherwise hurt the harvest, and instead account for better fruit flavor and maturation in the clean, pollution-free mountain air. Mendoza rests on the San Andreas Fault and experiences near weekly small earthquakes. These mini-quakes shift layers of sand, clay, and loam with gravel and limestone, providing Mendoza’s vineyards with superb root nutrients and variety.