Benjamin Tempranillo
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic beef empanadas, grilled sausages, roasted pork loin
✨ Technical Specifications
The Benjamin line by Nieto Senetiner is named in honor of Benjamin Nieto, representing the youthful, vibrant, and highly accessible side of Mendoza's historic winemaking heritage. While Argentina is globally renowned for Malbec, Tempranillo has a deep-rooted history in the region, originally brought over by Spanish immigrants. Grown in the high-altitude, sun-drenched vineyards of Mendoza, this wine is crafted to emphasize fresh red fruit flavors and soft, approachable tannins. The winemaking process focuses on temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation with minimal oak contact, preserving the primary grape characteristics and offering an easy-drinking, fruit-forward expression of this classic Spanish variety adapted to Argentine soils.
🍾 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
Tempranillo
🍷 ABV
13%