Winery MalacaraOak Cask Red Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Oak Cask Red Blend of Winery Malacara 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 Oak Cask Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Oak Cask Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Oak Cask Red Blend
The Oak Cask Red Blend of Winery Malacara matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish tagine, chaouia lamb or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).
Details and technical informations about Winery Malacara's Oak Cask Red Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Oak Cask Red Blend from Winery Malacara are 2017, 2016, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Malacara
The Winery Malacara is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of La Consulta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Consulta
Emblematic sub-zone of southern Uco Valley (Mendoza, San Carlos, >900 m, alluvio-pebbly clay-loam soils with limestone): Malbec red king — acidulous fruit (sour cherry, plum) with jam and violet hints, characteristic mineral sensation, fine silky tannins, plump flesh, generous volume preserving freshness. Smoother style than extreme-altitude Uco, reference for Catena, Zuccardi and Marcelo Pelleriti. Iconic global Malbec.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Marcottage
A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).
