Winery CatenaNicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec

Red wine of Paraje Altamira of Mendoza of Argentina

4.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec of Winery Catena is a red wine from the region of Paraje Altamira of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec from the Winery Catena

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec of Winery Catena in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec

Pairings that work perfectly with Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec

Original food and wine pairings with Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec

The Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec of Winery Catena matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of steak tartare, couscous of meat and fish or fricadella.

Details and technical informations about Winery Catena's Nicasia Quiroga Single Vineyard Malbec.

Winery

Winery Catena

Grape varieties

Malbec

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Catena

The winery offers 32 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Bodega Catena Zapata.

It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Paraje Altamira in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Catena is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Paraje Altamira to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of Argentina wines

In the top 10000 of of Paraje Altamira wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

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.

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