Winery MasiTupungato Corbec Appassimento
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Corvina and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tupungato Corbec Appassimento of Winery Masi 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 Tupungato Corbec Appassimento
Pairings that work perfectly with Tupungato Corbec Appassimento
Original food and wine pairings with Tupungato Corbec Appassimento
The Tupungato Corbec Appassimento of Winery Masi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of monkfish tagine, salmon cannelloni or scallop mousse.
Discover the grape variety: Corvina
Its precise origin is unknown, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy. It can be found in Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Corvinone, another Italian grape variety. It should be noted that the Corvina is related to the Rondinella and the Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tupungato Corbec Appassimento from Winery Masi are 2007, 2016, 2009, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Masi
The Winery Masi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 103 wines for sale in the of Tupungato to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tupungato
The wine region of Tupungato is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Catena Zapata or the Domaine Rutini produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tupungato are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tupungato often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, slate or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, boysenberries or nutty.
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.
The word of the wine: Sulphiting
Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.
