Winery Viña Alicia - Brote Negro (Colección de Familia)

Winery Viña AliciaBrote Negro (Colección de Familia)

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) of Winery Viña Alicia is a red wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) from the Winery Viña Alicia

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) of Winery Viña Alicia in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) of Winery Viña Alicia in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Alicia's Brote Negro (Colección de Familia).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2011
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2010
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2009
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) - 2008
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Brote Negro (Colección de Familia) from Winery Viña Alicia are 2004, 2011, 2010, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Viña Alicia

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Viña Alicia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 200 of of Argentina wines
In the top 200 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
In the top 3000 of red wines
In the top 3500 wines of the world

The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.


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.

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The word of the wine: Mouth

The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.

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