The Winery Lamadrid is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Agrelo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Lamadrid wines in Agrelo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lamadrid wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Lamadrid wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Lamadrid wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of festive chinese fondue, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or stuffed cabbage leaves.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Lamadrid. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lamadrid. is a powerful.
Agrelo is a small wine-producing wine region about 20 miles (35km) South of the city of Mendoza in Argentina. Located on the southern side of the Mendoza River just south of Perdriel, around the Village from which it takes its name, the area is home to some of the country's most famous wine estates. Agrelo's Terroir is considered to be some of the best in Mendoza for the production of big, Complex red wines made from the Malbec grape variety
The village is located in the western foothills of the Andes mountains, and is a Part of the Lujan de Cuyo department, an administrative title which handily covers some of the best viticultural land in Argentina. The wine-producing zone of Agrelo slopes upward from the town toward the Andes, with the highest (and most desirable) vineyards in the west reaching up to 3300ft (1000m) above sea level.
The lower-lying eastern part of the area is closer to 3000ft (900m). Agrelo has a Dry, desert-like Climate due to its position in the rainshadow of the Andes.
The altitude in Agrelo, while not at the extreme of Argentinean viticulture, is sufficiently high to have a pronounced effect on the quality of the grapes grown here. At this height, sunlight is more intense than in lower-lying areas and so grapes have hot sun during the day to help them ripen.
These warm, sunny days are followed by much cooler nights due to cold alpine winds that sweep down the western side of the perpetually snow-capped Andes. It is this diurnal temperature variation that is the key aspect of Agrelo's terroir, extending the ripening period and balancing crisp acidity and complex flavors in the grapes.
The soils in Agrelo are generally sandy loam with a deeper layer of gravelly stones, made up from eroded, mineral-rich material from the slopes of the Andes. These soils have exceptional drainage, and careful irrigation during summer is an essential part of the viticultural process.
How Winery Lamadrid wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, vegetarian or aperitif such as recipes of coral lentil dahl, zucchini quiche or sardinade.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Lamadrid. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lamadrid. is a with a nice freshness.
How Winery Lamadrid wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, eggs in meurette or leg of wild boar.
National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.
Planning a wine route in the of Agrelo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lamadrid.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
