Domaine Bousquet - Gaia Red Blend

Domaine Bousquet Gaia Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Gaia Red Blend of Domaine Bousquet is a red wine from the region of Tupungato of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

On the nose the Gaia Red Blend of Domaine Bousquet in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of cassis, raisin or toasty.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Bousquet's Gaia Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Gaia Red Blend - 2019
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2018
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2017
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gaia Red Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Gaia Red Blend from Domaine Bousquet are 2012, 2011, 2018, 2015 and 2017.

Informations about the Domaine Bousquet

The winery offers 82 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tupungato in the region of Mendoza

The Domaine Bousquet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of Tupungato to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 2000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 2000 of of Tupungato wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tupungato

The wine region of Tupungato is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Catena Zapata or the Domaine Rutini produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tupungato are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tupungato often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, slate or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, boysenberries or nutty.


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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The word of the wine: Fade

Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.

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