Winery Alto de la Ballena - Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé

Winery Alto de la BallenaCabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé of Winery Alto de la Ballena is a pink wine from the region of Maldonado.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé of the Winery Alto de la Ballena is in the top 40 of wines of Maldonado.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé of Winery Alto de la Ballena in the region of Maldonado often reveals types of flavors of spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alto de la Ballena's Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2019
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2016
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2015
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2014
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2013
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2012
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé - 2010
In the top 40 of of Maldonado wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc - Merlot Rosé from Winery Alto de la Ballena are 2010, 2016, 2019, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Alto de la Ballena

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Maldonado

The Winery Alto de la Ballena is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Maldonado
In the top 400 of of Uruguay wines
In the top 45 of of Maldonado wines
In the top 4000 of pink wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Maldonado

Maldonado is an emerging wine region in the southeast of Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean, producing an array of red and white wines. As elsewhere in the country, the Tannat grape variety is most common. Other key red varieties are Merlot, Malbec and the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc). Leading white grapes in the region are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and Riesling.

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The word of the wine: Shine

Character of a wine that reflects light with brilliance. The brilliance is enhanced when the wine is decanted.

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