Winery Franciscan - Winemaker's Reserve Malbec

Winery Franciscan Winemaker's Reserve Malbec

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Winemaker's Reserve Malbec of Winery Franciscan is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Winemaker's Reserve Malbec from the Winery Franciscan

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemaker's Reserve Malbec of Winery Franciscan in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Winemaker's Reserve Malbec of Winery Franciscan in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franciscan's Winemaker's Reserve Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Winemaker's Reserve Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Winemaker's Reserve Malbec from Winery Franciscan are 2013

Informations about the Winery Franciscan

The winery offers 44 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the E & J Gallo.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Franciscan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.

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