Perro Callejero Cabernet Franc 2023 Uco Valley

VINTAGE: 2023
PRODUCER: José Millán

APPELLATION: Mendoza

LOCATION: 50% Luján de Cuyo, 50% Uco Valley
VARIETALS: 100% Cabernet Franc
AGEING: 8 months in French & American oak
ALCOHOL: 14%

RATING: 90 Pts. Parker

Argentina put the formerly obscure French grape Malbec on the map, and this racy Cabernet Franc is one of the reasons why the critics say this grape will be the next Malbec. Aromas of dark fruit mingle on the nose with toasty notes. On the palate the berry flavors are spicy and herbal.

José Millán’s “Mosquita Muerta Wines” project starts in 2010 at the family's Los Toneles winery in Mendoza city with the goal of producing the very best blends Argentina can yield from the family’s 250 Has of high-elevation vineyards in Mendoza. Winemaker Bernardo Bossi (formerly with Catena Zapata) uses multiples fermentation and aging techniques to deliver stunning hand-crafted wines. Mosquita Muerta is an expression in Spanish used to describe a person with little potential for success who ends up accomplishing a remarkable feat. Jose Millán chose this name for his project to mock those in the region who doubted of his potential as a wine industry entrepreneur.