Winery Funckenhausen - La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend

Winery FunckenhausenLa Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend

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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 La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend of Winery Funckenhausen is a red wine from the region of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend of Winery Funckenhausen in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Funckenhausen's La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 411110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2011
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 411110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2010
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.111110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2009
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.111110
La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend - 2008
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of La Espera Kurt Heinlein Blend from Winery Funckenhausen are 2008, 2012, 2013, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Funckenhausen

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery Funckenhausen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 600 of of Argentina wines
In the top 550 of of Mendoza wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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