Atamisque 'Serbal' Cabernet Franc 2022

Atamisque ‘Serbal’ Cabernet Franc is one of the finest examples of this overlooked grape variety.... in the world! It has delicious, pure red berry fruit and characteristic fresh lead pencil, graphite and pepper notes. The palate is ripe with cassis fruit and floral notes along with touches of tobacco and chocolate on the finish. It is a lovely wine and pound for pound, one of the best wines we have.

Bodega Atamisque is located within the district of San Jose in Tupungato in Argentina’s Uco Valley. The winery, which also encompasses a golf course, guest accommodation, a tasty restaurant and a trout farm, is owned by Frenchman John Du Monceau and his wife Chantal, whose grandfather was a winemaker in Burgundy. The couple’s French elegance shines through in the wines which all have great purity, finesse and fruit character, especially the Serbal range, which is unoaked and solely focused on bright, vibrant fruit flavours. Malbec is the obvious star, but the Cabernet Franc is one of the finest examples we’ve tasted. They have no desire to be a big winery and believe in quality over quantity which is why they only use fruit from their own estate owned vineyards.