Winery Escorihuela GascónEl Conquistador Red Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the El Conquistador Red Blend of Winery Escorihuela Gascón in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with El Conquistador Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with El Conquistador Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with El Conquistador Red Blend
The El Conquistador Red Blend of Winery Escorihuela Gascón matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), lamb stew with melting peppers or homemade burger.
Details and technical informations about Winery Escorihuela Gascón's El Conquistador Red Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Conquistador Red Blend from Winery Escorihuela Gascón are 2016, 2012, 2014, 2011 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Escorihuela Gascón
The Winery Escorihuela Gascón is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 103 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)
Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.
