Winery LagardeGuarda Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Guarda Cabernet Franc of Winery Lagarde in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Guarda Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Guarda Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Guarda Cabernet Franc
The Guarda Cabernet Franc of Winery Lagarde matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), sloth pork loin or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lagarde's Guarda Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Guarda Cabernet Franc from Winery Lagarde are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Lagarde
The Winery Lagarde is one of of the world's greatest 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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
