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Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Wine Review

Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Mendoza, Argentina

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 8

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2014-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.9%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Catena

Agent: Trialto Wine Group Ltd.

Natalie's Score: 92/100

A full-bodied red wine made from high mountain vines and featuring enticing aromas of dark fruit and smoke on the nose. Supremely satisfying velvet texture with gorgeously fleshy black plums and dark berries. Perfect for dinner parties or casual gatherings. This winery sources its Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from four different vineyards in the Andes for greater complexity. Lovely spice and pepper on the finish. Try with hearty meat dishes and BBQ meats. This wine was made using a five-day cold maceration to concentrate it's flavours. Then is was aged in oak for a year. It's a blend of 4 vineyards and the grapes aside from cabernet sauvignon include: 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.

Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: pepper steak, beef empanadas, chicken cacciatore, venison burgers, hard cheese.

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This Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 was reviewed on April 12, 2014 by Natalie MacLean

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Sylvain Segard rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Nice transluscent deep ruby colour. The nose exudes fresh raspberries and blackberries with a touch of smoke, elderberries and peppermint. Full bodied with a beautiful silky mouthfeel. The medium tannins are mellow and rapidly give way to a juicy and balanced acidity and a long fleshy black fruit finish. A delightful easy drinking Cab! Score 90. (Sylvain Segard, Reviewed Dec. 16, 2016)
Catena also produces the value-priced Alamos brand of wines. - Community Wine Reviews

4 Members would buy this wine again

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