Bodega PielihuesoLa Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
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 La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot from the Bodega Pielihueso
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot of Bodega Pielihueso in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot
The La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot of Bodega Pielihueso matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, pasta with arrabiata or lamb with vermicelli.
Details and technical informations about Bodega Pielihueso's La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot.
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 La Dupla Malbec - Petit Verdot from Bodega Pielihueso are 2017, 0
Informations about the Bodega Pielihueso
The Bodega Pielihueso is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Uco Valley
The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.
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: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
