Winery Kestrel VintnersWinemaker Select Malbec
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Winemaker Select Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker Select Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker Select Malbec
The Winemaker Select Malbec of Winery Kestrel Vintners matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses or cake with smoked bacon, prunes and comté cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kestrel Vintners's Winemaker Select Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Winemaker Select Malbec from Winery Kestrel Vintners are 2013, 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Kestrel Vintners
The Winery Kestrel Vintners is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Volume
Characteristic of a wine that gives the impression of being full in the mouth.
