Winery GauchezcoPlata Malbec - Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc of Winery Gauchezco in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc
The Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc of Winery Gauchezco matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, home-made white pudding or rabbit with cider and prunes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gauchezco's Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc.
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 Plata Malbec - Cabernet Franc from Winery Gauchezco are 2012, 2016, 2011, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Gauchezco
The Winery Gauchezco is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 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: Côte des Blancs
One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.
