Winery Helen & JoeyAlena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Helen & Joey
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
The Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, marinated shoulder of lamb or turkey cutlets with feta and cherry tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Helen & Joey's Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Helen & Joey are 2016, 2013, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Helen & Joey
The Winery Helen & Joey is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yarra Valley
The wine region of Yarra Valley is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Yarra Valley, producing 1556 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
