Winery DarbyStillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec
The Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec of Winery Darby matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fresh sausage, pasta with chicken and curry or savoyard crust or cheese crust.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darby's Stillwater Creek Vineyard Malbec.
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.
Informations about the Winery Darby
The Winery Darby is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Columbia Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Columbia Valley
Cradle of Washington State's great reds. Dense, structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, firm tannins), round velvety Merlot, signature Syrah with peppery notes, black olive and deep black fruit. Also precise whites: balanced Chardonnay, taut fruity Riesling with peach notes. Semi-desert vineyard of 24,300 ha sheltered by the Cascades, loess soils over basalt, strong temperature swings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures
Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.
