Tilia Cabernet Sauvignon (75cl, 13.5%)

A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Mendoza, Argentina, bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml format. Produced at Bodegas Esmeralda, the wine is made from ungrafted vines planted on their own rootstock. During maceration the team uses racking, punch down, pump over and aeration, then ages the wine for six months in 225-litre French and American oak barrels. Tilia was the first winery to carry the certified sustainable seal from Bodegas de Argentina, and from the 2023 vintage its wines are certified Made with Organic Grapes. Ripe black fruits, wild berries, sweet tobacco, clove, black pepper and a minty lift lead the nose. The palate is lush with black raspberry and cassis, with cedar, vanilla, sweet spice, chocolate and coffee from oak, plus fine-grained tannins. The finish is long, with sweet tannins, red currant and white pepper.