Winery El Esteco - Don David Reserve Malbec

Winery El EstecoDon David Reserve Malbec

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Don David Reserve Malbec of Winery El Esteco is a red wine from the region of Cafayate Valley of Salta.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Don David Reserve Malbec from the Winery El Esteco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Don David Reserve Malbec of Winery El Esteco in the region of Salta is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, asparagus

On the nose the Don David Reserve Malbec of Winery El Esteco in the region of Salta often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cedar and sometimes also flavors of sweet tobacco, nutty or orange.

Details and technical informations about Winery El Esteco's Don David Reserve Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Don David Reserve Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Don David Reserve Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Cafayate Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Don David Reserve Malbec from Winery El Esteco are 1990, 2001, 2017, 2016 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery El Esteco

The winery offers 94 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Grupo Peñaflor.
It is in the top 25 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 2500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 200 of of Cafayate Valley wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 75000 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: Young

A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.

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