Winery Viña AliciaCuarzo (Colección de Familia)
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carignan.
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuarzo (Colección de Familia) of Winery Viña Alicia in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuarzo (Colección de Familia)
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuarzo (Colección de Familia)
Original food and wine pairings with Cuarzo (Colección de Familia)
The Cuarzo (Colección de Familia) of Winery Viña Alicia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, piperade or vegetable flan.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Alicia's Cuarzo (Colección de Familia).
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuarzo (Colección de Familia) from Winery Viña Alicia are 2003, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Viña Alicia
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.
The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo
America's first DOC, the consecrated terroir of the world's Malbec in Mendoza on the Andean piedmont (825-1,080 m). Signature Malbec (>9,000 ha here): dense, velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, plum, violet, cocoa and sweet spices, round tannins and bright fruit — the grape's maximum expression. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple Bonarda, spicy Tempranillo, peppery Syrah. Chardonnay, Sauvignon whites.
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.
The word of the wine: Roussette
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