Winery Finca del AltaMalbec - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec - Merlot of Winery Finca del Alta in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec - Merlot
The Malbec - Merlot of Winery Finca del Alta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, potjevlesch (northern france) or butter chicken or chicken makkhani (india).
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 Malbec - Merlot from Winery Finca del Alta are 2017, 2018, 2015, 2019 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Finca del Alta
The Winery Finca del Alta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Vent (taste of)
A defect that characterizes a wine exposed to the air, and which has lost its aromatic qualities.
