Winery Amalaya - Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc

Winery AmalayaGran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc of Winery Amalaya is a red wine from the region of Calchaqui Valley of Salta.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc of the Winery Amalaya is in the top 90 of wines of Calchaqui Valley.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, thyme

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

earthy

On the nose the Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc of Winery Amalaya in the region of Salta often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or black fruits.

Details and technical informations about Winery Amalaya's Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc - 2018
In the top 90 of of Calchaqui Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 90 of of Calchaqui Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 90 of of Calchaqui Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Gran Corte Malbec - Cabernet Franc from Winery Amalaya are 2016, 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Amalaya

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calchaqui Valley in the region of Salta

The Winery Amalaya is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Calchaqui Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Salta
In the top 2000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 95 of of Calchaqui Valley wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Calchaqui Valley

Calchaqui Valleys is the most prolific wine region in Northern Argentina. It is also one of the highest anywhere in the world, with Vineyard altitudes ranging from 1500 to 3100 meters. As with other parts of the Country, Malbec is the key variety, supported by Cabernet Sauvignon and Torrontés. Merlot, Tannat, Cereza, Syrah, Bonarda and Moscatel (usually Muscat of Alexandria) are also grown.


The wine region of Salta

Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Part

Name of the barrel used in Burgundy (capacity of 228 litres).

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