The flavor of oak in wine of Catamarca
Discover the of Catamarca wines revealing the of oak flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Catamarca of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Plenilunio or the Domaine Alto3 produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Catamarca are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Catamarca often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak.
In the mouth of Catamarca is a powerful. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Catamarca, producing 67 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Catamarca go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
There are historic links between the area and the Frescobaldi family, which will make Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG wines at Tenuta Calimaia. Frescobaldi originally acquired the estate last year, when it was known as Corte alla Flora, and has now relaunched it within the group’s portfolio of Tuscan wineries. Tenuta Calimaia vineyards. Photo credit: Marchesi Frescobaldi. Montepulciano’s beauty ‘is literally breath-taking’, said Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of Marchesi Frescobaldi. ‘Here, i ...
Prima & Ultima – meaning ‘first and last’ – showcases whiskies that are exactly that: either the first or the last of their kind. The eight single malts in this year’s line-up were chosen by Diageo master blender Dr Craig Wilson, following in the footsteps of previous Prima & Ultima creators Maureen Robinson and Dr Jim Beveridge OBE. The whiskies include the final Brora bottling from 1981, and spirit from the last two casks of Port Ellen filled in 1980, as well as single malts from Royal ...
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...