Cabernet Sauvignon 'Edad Moderna'

Score

90

"The 2018 Edad Moderna Cabernet Sauvignon had some ripe aromas. It's an unoaked Cabernet matured in raw concrete for some eight months. There was an absence of herbal aromas, and it had a soft palate with round tannins, fruit-driven flavors and a supple finish. 6,000 bottles were filled in October 2018."

Score

91

"Bright medium ruby. Pungent aromas of cassis, crushed rock, menthol and soil. Creamy and deep, displaying a restrained sweetness to its rather Malbec-like flavors of black fruits and tropical dark chocolate. Finishes with plush but serious tannins to support mid-term aging. This wine has a slightly higher pH than the Altar Uco Moderna blend. The soil in the El Peral vineyard is compact sand over granite stones covered with calcium carbonate. (this is Juan Pablo Michelini's personal project, started in 2014, with 80% of the fruit coming from 80-year-old vines in El Peral, the rest from 20-year-old vines in Gualtallary; he vinifies and ages the Altar Uco wines in square concrete tanks at Passionate Wines, in the town of Tupungato)"