Bodegas CARO
Blending: it's not just for wine. We are the perfect assemblage of two cultures: different characteristics merging together to give place to something new. When the old world merges with the new. When youth matures together with experience. When wildness becomes a bit more delicate. When Bordeaux meets Los Andes. There is us. We are Bodegas CARO.
The idea of a partnership between the Rothschild and the Catena families was born in 1999. The Catena family has been producing wines for three generations, their vast knowledge of the high altitude terroirs of Mendoza has ranked them amongst Argentina’s most reknown Malbec producers. With Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) unparalleled knowhow in producing great Cabernet Sauvignon, their aim is to produce a wine combining French and Argentinian cultures and the two signature grapes of both families.
The vintage
The early season was quite rainy leading to lower average temperatures and less sunshine. In the south of the Uco Valley, unusual frost affected part of the production by the beginning of December. Weather conditions in the First Zone followed a similar pattern : early and pleasant summer, moderate temperatures and intense rains in February and March that required plot by plot evaluation until the crop. Overall, yields were around 5% lower than for the 2014 harvest.
Varietals
Malbec : 85%
Cabernet sauvignon : 15%
Cabernet sauvignon : 15%
Tasting
Deep red color with intense ruby notes. The nose recalls eucalyptus and dried fruit aromas, blended with hints of plum, coffee and chocolate. Ageing in French oak barrels gives the wine subtle notes of dark chocolate. The wine evolves slowly in the glass, with several layers of flavors, and a unique mouthfeel of outstanding complexity.