🇦🇷 Marcelo Pelleriti Signature Cabernet Franc 2021

Cabernet Franc from Uco Valley that shows up dressed like a Bordeaux flirt, but with Mendoza altitude energy. Fresh herbs, dark fruit, chalky grip, and a finish that knows exactly what it’s doing. 

Product Description 

This is Pelleriti Priore’s 2021 Signature Cabernet Franc, and yes, it punches above its pay grade like it’s trying to prove a point. Wine Enthusiast clocks it at 90 points and calls out plush fruit and leafy spice once it opens up, which is basically Cabernet Franc doing its best “I’m sophisticated but still fun” impression.

Marcelo Pelleriti is the brain behind it, a Mendoza-born winemaker with serious Old World mileage, including time in Bordeaux and the kind of résumé that makes people stop pretending they “don’t care about points.” If you want a high-altitude Cab Franc that tastes like it’s got plans tonight, start here. 

Vine-to-Table: Meet the Winemaker 

Marcelo Pelleriti is a Mendoza native who’s spent twenty-two harvests in Bordeaux and earned a 100-point Robert Parker score for Château La Violette 2010 (Pomerol), which is a wildly specific flex and also a very loud signal that he knows what he’s doing. 

The Vibe 

Uco Valley Cab Franc with a confident, tailored fit: cool-climate freshness, herbal lift, and polished structure, but it still feels like something you can open on a random Tuesday and feel smug about it. 

What it tastes like 

Think fresh herbs, tobacco-smoke nuance, and red plum and redcurrant vibes, with chalky, fine-grained tannins that keep it linear and clean. Give it a few minutes in the glass and it starts showing richer dark-fruit notes with a leafy edge. 

Pairing + When to drink it 

If there’s fire involved, you’re doing it right: grilled steak, lamb chops, chorizo, mushrooms, or anything charred and salty. Drink now with a quick decant, or hold if you like Cabernet Franc when it gets a little more savory and composed. 

Quick Specs

• Producer: Pelleriti Priore 

• Winemaker: Marcelo Pelleriti 

• Region/Appellation: Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

• Grapes: Cabernet Franc (100%) 

• Vintage: 2021 

• Winemaking/Aging: Fermented and aged in French oak for 12 months

• ABV: 14.5% 

• Bottle size: 750 ml

FAQs 

Q: What’s the “Signature” Cabernet Franc vineyard site listed for Marcelo Pelleriti?
A: PF Wines lists the vineyard location as Tunuyán, Valle de Uco at 1000 masl (3,200 ft), which is the kind of altitude that helps Cab Franc keep its lift instead of turning into a jam bomb. It’s also described as alluvial soil with gravel and calcareous deposits. 

Q: Did Vinous really say this wine comes from a 1907 vineyard in La Consulta?
A: A retailer quoting Vinous attributes the 2021 to a vineyard planted in 1907 in La Consulta, Uco Valley, and ties that old-vine sourcing to the wine’s depth and savory edge. Treat this as “Vinous via retailer quote,” not a direct Vinous link. 

Q: What’s the real flex on Marcelo Pelleriti’s résumé, beyond Argentina?
A: Pelleriti Priore states he earned a 100-point Robert Parker score for Château La Violette 2010 (Pomerol) and that he’s completed twenty-two harvests in Bordeaux. That’s not “cool story bro,” that’s “I’ve done the work.” 

Q: Why does Uco Valley keep showing up in serious red wine conversations?
A: Wine Enthusiast notes that in Argentina’s Uco Valley, diurnal swings up to about 55°F can happen during the growing season, which helps preserve acidity and aromatic freshness. Translation: ripe grapes, but still energetic. 

Q: How is Marcelo Pelleriti Signature Cabernet Franc aged?
A: Fermented and aged in first-use French oak barrels for 12 months on the lees. That lines up with why the wine reads polished and structured rather than raw. 

Q: Who is the producer for the Wine Enthusiast-rated 2021 Cabernet Franc?
A: Wine Enthusiast lists the winery as Pelleriti Priore for the 2021 Marcelo Pelleriti Signature Cabernet Franc (Uco Valley), with 14.5% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. That’s the exact ID match you want before you hit “add to cart.”