Co-Fermentation Versus Blending

At Dos Abogados, like most wine producers, we strive for wines that provide a high quality sensory experience in terms of aromatics and flavor profile: balance and refinement, complexity, purity of fruit and persistent finish. We grow and bottle two distinct red varietals: Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Most of our wine is tank fermented and aged in first or second use French oak; limited lots are barrel fermented and aged in new oak only. We also make a “blend” composed of roughly 50/50% Malbec and Cabernet Franc, which we call Gran Corte, but we do something quite different in creating this wine.