Winery Achaval-FerrerDolce Malbec
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dolce Malbec of Winery Achaval-Ferrer in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of plum, jam or dark chocolate.
Food and wine pairings with Dolce Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Dolce Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Dolce Malbec
The Dolce Malbec of Winery Achaval-Ferrer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, chicken breast with curry and mushrooms or scrambled eggs with bacon on toast.
Details and technical informations about Winery Achaval-Ferrer's Dolce Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dolce Malbec from Winery Achaval-Ferrer are 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Achaval-Ferrer
The Winery Achaval-Ferrer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
The word of the wine: Tired
Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.
