Altivo Balance Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Argentina Such an oddity, this one. It's a cabernet sauvignon that tastes an awful lot like herbaceous cabernet franc. But, then, read the fine print and one discovers there's 5-per-cent cab franc in the mix, so I'm not deducting too many points for varietal misrepresentation. Black currant mingles with cracked pepper, bell pepper and mint to achieve an uncharacteristically bracing style for Mendoza.