Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, hard aged cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the winemaking brothers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti, this Cabernet Sauvignon represents a modern, terroir-driven expression of Mendoza's high-altitude vineyards. Sourced from selected parcels in Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, the grapes benefit from intense solar radiation and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, which concentrate the fruit's flavors while preserving vital acidity. The Durigutti brothers employ traditional, low-intervention winemaking techniques, utilizing native yeasts and aging the wine in a combination of concrete vats and oak barrels. This approach highlights the grape's natural characteristics—ripe red and black fruits, subtle spice, and structured tannins—rather than masking them behind heavy wood, showcasing the evolution of Argentine Cabernet Sauvignon toward elegance and freshness.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2002 by brothers and winemakers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti, Durigutti Family Winemakers is rooted in the historic terroir of Las Compuertas in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. Guided by a philosophy of minimal intervention and deep respect for agricultural heritage, the estate crafts terroir-driven wines using native yeasts, gentle extraction, and maturation vessels such as concrete eggs. While deeply committed to revitalizing centenarian vineyards in Mendoza, the brothers also champion diverse regional expressions sourced from high-altitude terroirs across Argentina, ranging from the northern valleys to Patagonia. Durigutti is internationally acclaimed for its expressive, finely structured interpretations of Malbec, Bonarda, and Cabernet Franc, alongside premium flagship bottlings under the Familia Durigutti and Gran Reserva lines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon