Golden Reserve Black Series Cabernet Franc
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Trivento's Golden Reserve Black Series Cabernet Franc represents a sophisticated exploration of Mendoza's high-altitude terroirs, where this classic Bordeaux variety has found an exceptional second home. Sourced from hand-selected parcels in premium sub-regions like the Uco Valley, the vines benefit from intense Andean sunlight and dramatic diurnal temperature swings. This unique climate, shaped by the region's legendary mountain winds, allows the Cabernet Franc grapes to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness while retaining their vibrant natural acidity. In the cellar, the wine undergoes careful maceration and is aged in French oak barrels, resulting in a structured, elegant red that beautifully balances the grape's signature herbal and graphite notes with rich dark fruit and refined tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1996 as the Argentine subsidiary of Chilean wine powerhouse Viña Concha y Toro, Bodega Trivento takes its name from the three Andean winds that shape Mendoza's viticultural landscape: the arid, warming Zonda, the cooling oceanic Sudestada, and the frigid winter Polar. Headquartered in Maipú, Trivento manages extensive vineyard holdings spanning premier subregions of the Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo. The estate's viticulture thrives in semi-arid, high-altitude alluvial terroirs characterized by dramatic diurnal temperature swings and well-draining stony-loam soils. Under head winemaker Germán Di Cesare, Trivento emphasizes aromatic precision, tension, and freshness over overt extraction or heavy oak. Achieving B Corp certification for its environmental and social stewardship, the winery balances massive commercial scale with technical innovation, exemplified by its pioneering Reserve White Malbec—a blanc de noirs made via rapid early-harvest pressing—alongside its acclaimed, structured benchmark, the Golden Reserve Malbec.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Franc
🍷 ABV
14% - 14.5%