Bodega Urqo Palo Santo Cabernet Franc (6 Bottle Case Deal)

Not far from the mountain town of Tupungato, the Urquia family have invested in 300 hectares of desert soils shadowed by the immensity of the Argentine Andes. The winery's name, Urqo, elegantly merges the family's surname and the Uco Valley. Urqo's vineyards spread across Los Chacayes and Tupungato districts and benefit from this raw exposure. The high UV and the mean, sandy soils of the desert environment are ideal for producing characterful fruit. The bodega itself is minimalist, a clean white structure designed, in simple terms, to best convey the essence of these grapes.

From vines nestled right up against the sheer Andes above, the Los Chacayes desert fruit shines through in pure form in this delicious expression of Cab Franc. Rich in flavours of belonging.

The grapes are chilled once they get into the winery before they go into a pre fermentation maceration process for 2 days. Fermentation process takes place and then a third of the juice is separated and goes into French oak, while the remaining volume stays in stainless steel tanks for 12 months before blending and bottling.

Bodega Urqo Palo Santo Cabernet Franc wine has a nose of goji berry, red pencil shavings and tomato skin. On the palate its juicy structured and bright, with texture and gently grippy length of its Los Chacayes (high Uco Valley) provenance. Pair with sundried tomato linguine, very hard cheese and the better done corners of a fillet steak.