Top 100 wines of Mendoza
Discover the top 100 best wines of Mendoza as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Mendoza and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
Star sub-regions: Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Valle de Uco. Fleshy, sun-filled wines.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Mendoza
wines from the region of Mendoza go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), lamb fillet with monbazillac or wild rabbit with cider.
