Winery LagardeAltas Cumbres Extra Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Altas Cumbres Extra Brut of Winery Lagarde in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Altas Cumbres Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Altas Cumbres Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Altas Cumbres Extra Brut
The Altas Cumbres Extra Brut of Winery Lagarde matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, savoyard crozet gratin or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lagarde's Altas Cumbres Extra Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Altas Cumbres Extra Brut from Winery Lagarde are 2015, 2018, 2016, 2017 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Lagarde
The Winery Lagarde is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 82 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo
America's first DOC, the consecrated terroir of the world's Malbec in Mendoza on the Andean piedmont (825-1,080 m). Signature Malbec (>9,000 ha here): dense, velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, plum, violet, cocoa and sweet spices, round tannins and bright fruit — the grape's maximum expression. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple Bonarda, spicy Tempranillo, peppery Syrah. Chardonnay, Sauvignon whites.
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: Stripped
Said of a wine that is generally too old and has lost its colour, volume and power.
