Staphyle Partida Limitada Cabernet Franc 2018
Single-varietal Cabernet Franc from a limited micro-vinification series, Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza.
Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Tasting notes
The winery does not publish detailed tasting notes for this wine. It is a dry red made from 100% Cabernet Franc, with 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.7. It spent twelve months in new oak barrels.
Pairs with
- Grilled beef steak such as ribeye or picanha
- Lamb chops from the grill
- Grilled pork tenderloin with herbs
- Aged hard cheeses
Where it comes from
Each year Staphyle sets aside a few small lots, vinifies them separately and never repeats them in exactly the same form. That is the Partida Limitada series; this Cabernet Franc runs to about 5,000 bottles. The fruit comes from Finca Familia Porretta in Agrelo, a district of Luján de Cuyo just south of the city of Mendoza and one of Argentina's longest-established wine areas. The vineyard sits at 950 metres at the foot of the Andes, where strong sunshine alternates with cool nights. Mendoza is essentially desert, so the vines, about 25 years old and planted on clay and sand, are drip-irrigated with Andean meltwater. Picking was done by hand in the second week of March, early autumn in the southern hemisphere.
Hand-harvested grapes fermented for 20 days in stainless steel with traditional maceration, followed by 12 months in new 225-litre oak barrels.
Technical sheet
| Vintage | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Grapes | 100% Cabernet Franc |
| Region | Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza |
| Altitude | 950 m |
| Vineyard | Finca Familia Porretta |
| Oak ageing | 12 months |
| Alcohol | 14 % vol |
| Bottles produced | 5.000 |
From the winery Staphyle
A third-generation Mendoza family with old vines in Agrelo and the first vineyard in the mountains of Potrerillos.