Winery Alfredo RocaMalbec - Merlot Roca
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Malbec - Merlot Roca of the Winery Alfredo Roca is in the top 50 of wines of San Rafael.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec - Merlot Roca of Winery Alfredo Roca in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of plum, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec - Merlot Roca
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec - Merlot Roca
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec - Merlot Roca
The Malbec - Merlot Roca of Winery Alfredo Roca matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, the garbure or chicken with courgettes and curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alfredo Roca's Malbec - Merlot Roca.
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 Malbec - Merlot Roca from Winery Alfredo Roca are 2018, 2019, 2017, 2010 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Alfredo Roca
The Winery Alfredo Roca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of San Rafael to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of San Rafael
San Rafael is an Argentine wine region located in the very Center of the Mendoza province, roughly 200 kilometers (125 miles) South of the city of Mendoza. Although not on the scale of the Vineyard">Vineyards around Mendoza's main wine regions in the north-west of the province, the vineyards of San Rafael still cover almost 22,000 hectares (54,000 acres), which still represents 15 percent of Mendoza's plantings, and the wines make up for quantity through quality. As expected Malbec is the primary grape variety here. Bordeaux-style blends are prominent among the region's most popular wines, and single-variety wines are also made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and, less commonly, Pinot Noir.
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: N-D
Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.
