Benjamin Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled burgers, roasted pork loin, tomato-based pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The Benjamín line by Nieto Senetiner is named in honor of Benjamín Nieto, one of the foundational figures of the historic estate. It represents a youthful, vibrant, and highly accessible expression of Mendoza's terroir. Unlike the estate's highly structured, long-aged icon wines, Benjamín Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted to capture the immediate, fresh fruit character of the grape. Grown in the sunny, high-altitude vineyards of Mendoza, the grapes benefit from intense solar radiation and cool mountain nights, which preserve acidity while fully ripening the tannins. The winemaking focuses on temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel to emphasize bright red currant, plum, and subtle black pepper notes, offering an approachable and friendly introduction to Argentine Cabernet Sauvignon.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1888 by Italian immigrants in Vistalba, Bodega Nieto Senetiner stands as one of the historic pillars of Luján de Cuyo viticulture. Acquired by the Nieto and Senetiner families in 1969 and integrated into Molinos Río de la Plata in 1998, the estate commands prime holdings across Vistalba and Agrelo, including Finca Villa Blanca and Finca Las Tortugas. Situated between 950 and 1,150 meters above sea level against the Andean backdrop, the vineyards thrive on alluvial clay-loam and gravelly soils subjected to wide diurnal temperature shifts and intense high-altitude sunlight. Winemaker Santiago Mayorga crafts both classic reds and pristine, aromatic whites and rosés with modern precision. While globally acclaimed for benchmark Malbec and heritage Bonarda, the estate demonstrates deft mastery of aromatic and refreshing profiles through everyday and fruit-forward ranges such as Benjamín, Fran, and Emilia, preserving pure varietal expression, vibrant natural acidity, and refined balance across Torrontés, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
13%