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2021 Petit Caro | Delicious Everyday Drinking

Founded in 1999, Bodegas Caro is the ambitious joint venture between renowned Argentinian masters of Malbec, the Catena family, and Bordeaux legend, Château Lafite Rothschild.  

2022 Caro Bodegas Caro Mendoza - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2025 - 2040
  • Bodegas Caro
  • 6x75cl
  • Mendoza, South America
  • Available Now
Pricing
£210.00 In Bond £275.98 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, September 2024

    Deep, brooding and inky in the glass, this wine is brimming with densely packed notes of blueberry, blackberries and an underpinning whisp of sweet vanilla oak. Concentrated and powerful, the palate reveals additional layers of complexity with notes of cocoa nibs, cinnamon spice and violets in support of the ripe berry fruit. Although a generously structured wine, the tannins here are already soft, ripe and silky and as such do not overwhelm the finish.

  • Wine Advocate, May 2025, Score: 95

    The 2022 Caro is 83% Malbec and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon from Altamira, Gualtallary and San Pablo. It fermented in concrete vats and matured in a combination of barrique, foudre and concrete for 14 months. A beautiful, multifaceted bouquet of purple flowers, espresso and gravel melds with a dense core of black fruits, followed by a suave, seductive palate that balances contained opulence with pedigree and elegance. It culminates in an even-keeled, long and layered finish of luscious fruits, integrated oak flavors and fine-grained, powdery tannins. A classical expression of Uco Valley rendered with restraint, this should be a joy to follow in the cellar well past its first decade.

  • James Suckling, September 2024, Score: 95

    A prime example from Caro that shows good freshness, nuances and restraint despite the richness and ripeness from this year. In this case, it shows less cedary oak and creaminess than the more hedonistic 2019 and manages to keep good tension. It is also less intensely herbal and less challenging than the cooler 2021 vintage. Aromas of blueberries, graphite and cocoa powder with touches of violets, herbs and charcoal. The tannins are abundant and seductive on the full-bodied palate. The finish is pretty long, pristine and almost stemmy. A classic Caro. 83% malbec and 17% cabernet sauvignon. Drink now or hold.

  • Vinous, November 2024, Score: 96

    A blend of 83% Malbec and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Caro was sourced from Paraje Altamira and Gualtallary in the Uco Valley. Two-thirds of this wine was aged for up to a year in French oak barrels with the remaining one-third in foudres. Garnet-purple in color, it displays complex fruit aromas of plum and cherry, accompanied by thyme, rosemary and a hint of cassis. Juicy and slightly compact, the palate is dominated by fruit and finishes with cedar notes. This is a fine, balanced wine.

  • Tim Atkin, September 2024, Score: 95

    ?CARO is an impressive red from a joint venture between the Catena family and theRothschilds of Château Lafite. Blending Malbec and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, with ageing in18% new oak, the 2022 release combines components from two of the Uco Valley's best subregions - Gualtallary and Paraje Altamira. Riper and more accessible than the 2021, it hassmooth tannins, bramble, fig and Christmas cake flavours, scented coffee bean top notes anda fleshy finish. Drink 2025-32.

  • CH, September 2024, Score: 95

    Clear, luminous, but densely structured. Floral, with peony and a wild garrigue herbal element. Tightly structured, quite strict and quite linear. Blocky. Foursquare. Serious. This is very much avin de garde, impressively so. Very pure, above all on the finish. Dense and compact.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, September 2024

    Deep, brooding and inky in the glass, this wine is brimming with densely packed notes of blueberry, blackberries and an underpinning whisp of sweet vanilla oak. Concentrated and powerful, the palate reveals additional layers of complexity with notes of cocoa nibs, cinnamon spice and violets in support of the ripe berry fruit. Although a generously structured wine, the tannins here are already soft, ripe and silky and as such do not overwhelm the finish.

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  • EP: En Primeur. These wines are lying in the Domaines’ cellars until shipping. They can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.