Winery Charles Smith - CS Malbec

Winery Charles SmithCS Malbec

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The CS Malbec of Winery Charles Smith is a red wine from the region of Wahluke Slope of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Smith's CS Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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.

Last vintages of this wine

CS Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Wahluke Slope wines
Average rating: 3.211100
CS Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Wahluke Slope wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of CS Malbec from Winery Charles Smith are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Charles Smith

The winery offers 37 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Charles Smith.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Wahluke Slope in the region of Washington

The Winery Charles Smith is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Wahluke Slope to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 200000 of of United States wines
In the top 1000 of of Wahluke Slope wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Wahluke Slope

The wine region of Wahluke Slope is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine K Vintners or the Domaine Two Vintners produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wahluke Slope are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wahluke Slope often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or tree fruit.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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The word of the wine: Paste

Characteristic of a thick and heavy wine with sticky tannins.

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