Winery Fortant - Hills Reserve Malbec

Winery FortantHills Reserve Malbec

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Hills Reserve Malbec of Winery Fortant is a red wine from the region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the Hills Reserve Malbec from the Winery Fortant

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hills Reserve Malbec of Winery Fortant in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hills Reserve Malbec of Winery Fortant in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fortant's Hills Reserve Malbec.

Winemaker
Robert Skalli
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Hills Reserve Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Hills Reserve Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Languedoc-Roussillon wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Hills Reserve Malbec from Winery Fortant are 2012, 2013

Informations about the Winery Fortant

The winery offers 87 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Skalli.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Winery Fortant is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 100 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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In the top 50000 of of France wines
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The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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