Winery Atilio AvenaIcaro Gran Corte
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Malbec.
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.
Taste structure of the Icaro Gran Corte from the Winery Atilio Avena
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Icaro Gran Corte of Winery Atilio Avena in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Icaro Gran Corte
Pairings that work perfectly with Icaro Gran Corte
Original food and wine pairings with Icaro Gran Corte
The Icaro Gran Corte of Winery Atilio Avena matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lasagna bolognese or lamb mouse confit in wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Atilio Avena's Icaro Gran Corte.
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
The best vintages of Icaro Gran Corte from Winery Atilio Avena are 2015
Informations about the Winery Atilio Avena
The Winery Atilio Avena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
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