Winery CatenaLos Picos Distantes Malbec
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Los Picos Distantes Malbec from the Winery Catena
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Los Picos Distantes Malbec of Winery Catena in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Los Picos Distantes Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Los Picos Distantes Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Los Picos Distantes Malbec
The Los Picos Distantes Malbec of Winery Catena matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb tagine with olives and honey or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.
Details and technical informations about Winery Catena's Los Picos Distantes Malbec.
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 Los Picos Distantes Malbec from Winery Catena are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Catena
The Winery Catena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 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.
The word of the wine: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
