Winery Crane Lake - Malbec

Winery Crane LakeMalbec

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 Malbec of Winery Crane Lake is a red wine from the region of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Malbec from the Winery Crane Lake

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Malbec of Winery Crane Lake in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

On the nose the Malbec of Winery Crane Lake in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, tobacco or vanilla.

Details and technical informations about Winery Crane Lake's Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

Last vintages of this wine

Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 2.911100

The best vintages of Malbec from Winery Crane Lake are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Crane Lake

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery Crane Lake is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 8000 of of California wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of California

Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).

The word of the wine: Complex

Said of a rich and concentrated wine offering a wide range of aromas and a tasty mouthfeel.

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