Winery BarrocoMalbec de Zona Paraje Altamira
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira from the Winery Barroco
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira of Winery Barroco in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira
The Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira of Winery Barroco matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, lamb kebab or savoyard pizza (cream base).
Details and technical informations about Winery Barroco's Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira.
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
The best vintages of Malbec de Zona Paraje Altamira from Winery Barroco are 0
Informations about the Winery Barroco
The Winery Barroco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Paraje Altamira to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Paraje Altamira
The wine region of Paraje Altamira is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Susana Balbo or the Domaine Achaval-Ferrer produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paraje Altamira are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paraje Altamira often reveals types of flavors of oak, baking spice or graphite and sometimes also flavors of sweet tobacco, cedar or savory.
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.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
