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The Bodega Norton Altura range of wines was inspired by the connection between soil and elevation and microclimate in a special vineyard located in Uco Valley in Mendoza. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels the Altura Cabernet Franc displays wild freshness with a hint of mint and spiced notes. Its complexity, bold structure and velvety finish convey the extreme conditions of the terroir.
In 1885, the Buenos Aires to Mendoza railway opened, cementing the significance of this emerging wine growing region high in the Andean foothills. One visitor to Mendoza, an English engineer called Edmund James Palmer Norton, was so struck by the beauty and potential he saw there that he established a...
Located in the Cuyo region, Mendoza is by far the largest and most important wine-growing province in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70% of the country's wine production. The province's signature grape variety is Malbec, producing...
The Cabernet Franc grape is a black-skinned grape variety from France that is popular in Bordeaux, where it is renowned for its inclusion in some of the best red Bordeaux blends. It is particularly popular in the Libournais on the ‘Right-Bank’ of the Dordogne where it thrives at prestigious chateaux...
