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2011 Mendel Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza
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2011 Mendel Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza

Producer: Mendel
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: Argentina
Region: Argentina

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2013

(all French oak, one-third new):  Good dark ruby-red.  Cassis, licorice, black cherry, dark chocolate and fresh herbs on the slightly porty nose. Then sweet, dense and concentrated, with dark fruit, spice and mineral flavors nicely framed by harmonious acidity.  Hints at dried fruits with time in the glass.  Finishes with serious but sweet tannins and lingering spice character.  This reminded me of a very ripe Bordeaux.

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Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.


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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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