Winery BiplanoPedro Giménez
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The Pedro Giménez of the Winery Biplano is in the top 0 of wines of La Consulta.
Details and technical informations about Winery Biplano's Pedro Giménez.
Discover the grape variety: Gaglioppo
A very old grape variety cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, etc.), the Greeks and Romans already knew it. It is related to sangiovese and mantonico bianco. According to Pierre Galet, Magliocco is identical to Galioppo.
Informations about the Winery Biplano
The Winery Biplano is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of La Consulta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Consulta
The wine region of La Consulta is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zuccardi or the Domaine Altocedro produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Consulta are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Consulta often reveals types of flavors of cream, fig or walnut and sometimes also flavors of cedar, honey or boysenberries.
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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Hitting the right note
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The word of the wine: Basic wine
Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.
