Atamisque ‘Catalpa’ Cabernet Sauvignon is everything you’d want from this majestic grape variety. Deep in colour and flavour with classic blackcurrant and cassis notes, fresh violets, coffee, cigar box and mellow chocolate notes on the finish. The palate is soft and structured with pepper and paprika spice notes coming through to perfectly complement the smoky aromas and wonderful deep, pure fruit.

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.