Casarena Sinco Red Blend 2014
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Owned by two New Yorkers in love with Mendoza, Casarena is based in two classical regions: Agrelo and Perdriel. Winemaker Bernardo Bossi blends cabernet sauvignon and malbec in a wine that shows a delicious array of fresh red fruit and spice notes, like pepper and cinnamon. It’s gentle enough to drink now with a fatty fish like sea bass, yet structured enough to cellar another five years.
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James Suckling
Very attractive core of ripe fruit with spice, berry and light cooked fruit too. Some mushroom also. Full body, powerful and long finish.
Casarena is forging a different path from the other wineries in Mendoza. Instead of searching for undiscovered terroirs in new places like the Uco Valley, it is discovering the hidden gems in its home region of Lujan de Cuyo—a place full of rich tradition, potential, and unique micro-terroirs. Casarena has purchased as well as planted vineyards in several distinctive sites, and they control all aspects of winegrowing and winemaking in order to maximize the flavor expression of these terroirs.
The name “Casarena” is a creative merging of the Spanish words “casa” (house) and “arena” (sand), and is a tribute to their restored 1930s winery made of sand-colored stone and the sandy soil that their estate is built on. All theses features gather together unbeatable height, climate and soil conditions to cultivate premium vineyards. The Wine Making team is headed by Michel Rolland.