Winery Ruca MalenPetit Verdot
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Petit Verdot of Winery Ruca Malen in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot
The Petit Verdot of Winery Ruca Malen matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cicadas at the chib or chicken breast franc comtoise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ruca Malen's Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Petit Verdot from Winery Ruca Malen are 2016, 2012, 2011, 2013 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Ruca Malen
The Winery Ruca Malen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Legs
Synonymous with tears.
