THE PRODUCER
Bodegas Caro is a collaboration between Bodegas Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
and the Catena family; the name ‘Caro’ is made up of the first two letters of
each of the founding families’ surnames. The estate was founded in 1999 in
Mendoza, and the first vintage was produced in 2000. Grapes are sourced from the
Catena family’s own vineyards in Mendoza and supplemented with fruit from other
top vineyards in the region, especially from old vine Malbec.

THE WINE

“Caro” is Bodegas Caro’s flagship wine, first produced in 2000, and always
consisting of a blend of approximately 60-75% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 25-40%
Malbec. Ageing takes place in French oak barrels, of which 50% new, for around
18 months. Caro is a powerful and structured wine, with impressive black fruit
concentration, spice and floral complexity, velvety texture, and a long juicy
finish. On average 45,000 bottles are produced of each vintage.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2019Country:ArgentinaRegion:MendozaSub region:Uco ValleyGrape:
64% Malbec & 36% Cabernet SauvignonStyle:Rich and IntenseSweetness:DryABV:14.5%
Drinking window:2021 - 2030Size:750mlFood match:Beef and Venison


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.