Winery El Esteco - Blend de Extremos Malbec

Winery El EstecoBlend de Extremos Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Blend de Extremos Malbec of Winery El Esteco is a red wine from the region of Cafayate Valley of Salta.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Blend de Extremos Malbec of the Winery El Esteco is in the top 80 of wines of Cafayate Valley.

Taste structure of the Blend de Extremos Malbec from the Winery El Esteco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Blend de Extremos Malbec of Winery El Esteco in the region of Salta is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Blend de Extremos Malbec of Winery El Esteco in the region of Salta often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery El Esteco's Blend de Extremos Malbec.

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

Blend de Extremos Malbec - 2019
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Blend de Extremos Malbec - 2018
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Blend de Extremos Malbec - 2017
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Blend de Extremos Malbec - 2012
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Blend de Extremos Malbec - 2000
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Blend de Extremos Malbec from Winery El Esteco are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012 and 2000.

Informations about the Winery El Esteco

The winery offers 96 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Grupo Peñaflor.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cafayate Valley in the region of Salta

The Winery El Esteco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 92 wines for sale in the of Cafayate Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Salta
In the top 1500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 80 of of Cafayate Valley wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cafayate Valley

The wine region of Cafayate Valley is located in the region of Calchaqui Valley of Salta of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Matervini or the Domaine Domingo Molina produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cafayate Valley are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cafayate Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, toasty or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of oregano, bramble or black plum.


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.

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The word of the wine: Varietal

Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.

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