Winery Finca AlcayataSyrah - Malbec
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Syrah - Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Syrah - Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Syrah - Malbec
The Syrah - Malbec of Winery Finca Alcayata matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), ramadan berber soup (harira) or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Finca Alcayata's Syrah - Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Syrah - Malbec from Winery Finca Alcayata are 2013, 2014, 2011, 0 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Finca Alcayata
The Winery Finca Alcayata is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Uco Valley
The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.
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.
The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
