Winery BenegasEstate Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Benegas in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Cabernet Franc
The Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Benegas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), gloom and doom or home-made cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benegas's Estate Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Cabernet Franc from Winery Benegas are 2018, 2017, 2016, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Benegas
The Winery Benegas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Virile
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
