These days, Argentina is best known for malbec, the country’s most important red variety, which thrives in the hot, dry
climate. But beyond malbec, Argentina has long produced some excellent cabernet
sauvignons, including one I enjoyed the other night. Susana Balbo, one of the country’s
best-known winemakers, produces a range of wines, and her 2010 “Signature”
Cabernet Sauvignon from Mendoza deserves consideration for those looking for
interesting, moderately priced cabernets that can be enjoyed now. The wine is
90 percent cab and 10 percent malbec and seemed made for a piece of prime
London broil that I seared in a cast-iron skillet. This is classic, New World
cabernet sauvignon, more California than Bordeaux, with sweet blackberry fruit
and cassis tastes, cedar and a touch of black licorice. The bottle puts alcohol
at 14.5 percent, but it didn’t seem that high, probably because of the wine’s
balance. In any event, this is a first-rate cab for current drinking and well
worth the $25 suggested price. There were 500 cases produced. Imported by Vine
Connections, Sausalito, California. Received
as a press sample.
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