Finca las Divas Cabernet Franc Reserve Gualtallary 2023

Alcohol: 14.5%

Grape(s): 100% Cabernet Franc

Location: Uco Valley, Argentina

Tasting Notes: Named in honor of different divas because of the detailed attention to each varietal and plot, a consequence of the terroir, origin of the Andes slopes.

Intense garnet red color with deep black hues.  Its aromas are subtle and delicate, with notes of red fruits and refreshing spices typical of our frontal mountain range.  Fresh, gradual and balanced tannins.  Its end is persistent and complex.

Notes: Dripping system for irrigation. Harvested by hand in boxes of 20 kg. Double selection, first of clusters and after of berries. Fermented destemmed in stainless steel tanks. 24 hours of cold maceration and pigeages (punch overs) for better extraction. With ML fermentation. Aged in 300 lts and 500 lts first use barrel and a small percentage in French Oak foudres. Filtered with no fining agents added. 6-10 months of bottle aging.

Food pairing: Red meat, pasta with tomato sauce and hard cheeses.

Winery Story: Finca Las Divas is a single-vineyard, family-owned winery in Gualtallary, Uco Valley, where each plot is named after a famous diva to honor them and the vineyard's amazing terroir and diverse soil types. WHT refers to the investors last names: Werthein and Hernández Toso.

Fourth generation of family winemakers with 135 years of winemaking history. Pascual Toso was a pioneer of winemaking in Argentina and was the great grandfather of José Hernández Toso who kept with the legacy of his family.

Vineyards are planted at 4,265 feet above sea level in Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina.