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Mascota Vineyards · Mendoza

Unánime

Mendoza blend · cassis · plum · cocoa · vanilla · broad

Unánime is an easy-to-recognise Argentine blend that takes Malbec out of its usual solo role and combines it with Cabernet for a fuller, more polished style.

Country

Argentina

Region

Mendoza

Appellation

Mendoza

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon · Malbec · Cabernet Franc

Style

Red

Realistic spend

£20–£30

Budget band: £20–£35

Best moments

birthdayfathers daydinner partygiftbarbecue

A polished Mendoza blend for birthdays, gifts and richer autumn or winter meals.

Why this wine matters

More than a famous label.

Mascota Vineyards works in both Uco Valley and Maipú, and Unánime is one of the producer’s core labels. It provides a useful bridge between familiar Malbec and Bordeaux-style blends.

How it is made

The decisions behind the style.

The wine combines Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, using oak maturation to build spice and polish around ripe Mendoza fruit.

What does it taste like?

The shape of the wine.

Blackcurrant and plum lead into cocoa, vanilla and baking spice. The palate is broad and smooth with ripe tannin.

Body5/5
Acidity3/5
Tannin4/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence4/5
Freshness3/5
Aroma4/5

Serve it well

Serve around 16–18°C and give it a little air.

Current Sipping feed

2022

In stock at 8wines UK

From £20.77

See current bottle

If this wine were human…

The velvet extrovert

If Unánime were human, it would be generous, glossy and perfectly capable of making an entrance without apologising for it.

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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?

Generous, glossy and perfectly capable of making an entrance without apologising for it. You enjoy discovering that the quietest person at the table is usually the most interesting one.

At dinner, you can rescue an awkward silence with one question and then let everyone else take the credit. Secretly, you are delighted when somebody else spots the detail you were hoping they would notice.

In short: generous, glossy and perfectly capable of making an entrance without apologising for it. mendoza blend energy, translated into a person.

Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.

And the cheese?

No dead ends.

Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.

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Research sources

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