Domaine Métairie-HauteMalbec
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
The Malbec of the Domaine Métairie-Haute is in the top 5 of wines of Côtes du Lot.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec of Domaine Métairie-Haute in the region of Comté Tolosan often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of pepper, dark fruit or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec
The Malbec of Domaine Métairie-Haute matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, fish and shrimp curry or savoyard crust or cheese crust.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Métairie-Haute's 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Malbec from Domaine Métairie-Haute are 2016, 2014
Informations about the Domaine Métairie-Haute
The Domaine Métairie-Haute is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Lot to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Lot
IGP of the Southwest around Rocamadour and beyond AOP Cahors: Malbec flagship red with notes of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet and spice and cocoa touch, but allowing Merlot, Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon. Whites and rosés also produced with fruity and light signature profiles. More accessible and convivial style than Cahors, perfect for simple dishes. IGP, varied Lot terroirs (limestone causses, alluvium), temperate climate.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
IGP covering all of southwest France across 12 departments, a broad and accessible palette. On the Garonne right bank, supple reds dominate: signature Merlot with signature notes of plum, ripe cherry, cocoa and a herbaceous touch, round tannins. Firm Cabernet, spicy Syrah, tannic local Tannat. Left bank for whites: vivid Colombard and Gros Manseng (citrus, grapefruit, exotic fruits), aromatic Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Harsh
Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.
