Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato Bio - Domaine Bousquet

Domaine Bousquet's powerful Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato glides into the glass with a dense purple color. With a bit of side lay, the Bordeaux glass reveals a charming purple hue at the rims. Ideally poured into a Bordeaux glass, this New World red wine presents delightfully complex aromas of black cherry, plum, black currant and plum, rounded out by vanilla, sun-warmed rock and cinnamon contributed by aging in wooden barrels.

This dry red wine from Domaine Bousquet is perfect for wine lovers who like it absolutely dry. The Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato already comes very close to this, as it was vinified with just 3.1 grams of residual sugar. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly dense and velvety texture. Due to its vital fruit acidity, the Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato is fantastically fresh and lively on the palate. In the finish, this very storable red wine from the wine-growing region of Mendoza finally inspires with considerable length. Once again, hints of morello cherry and plum show through.

Vinification of the Domaine Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato

The powerful Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato from Argentina is a single-varietal wine, pressed from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Mendoza. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of sedimentary and weathered rock. Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato is a New World wine in the best sense of the word, as this Argentine breathes an extraordinary overseas charm that clearly underscores the success of New World wines. After the hand harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation follows in large wood at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, the Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato is aged for 6 months in French and American oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Domaine Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato

This Argentine red wine is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, arugula penne or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce.

Awards for the Cabernet Sauvignon Tupungato from Domaine Bousquet

In addition to a very good price-quality ratio, this Domaine Bousquet wine can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail these are

• James Suckling - 91 points

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