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 beef with mustard, roast doe in the oven or tomato, ham, cheese and mushroom pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Alicia's Cuarzo (Colección de Familia).
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
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
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.
The word of the wine: Dryer
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
