Winery Luca - Old Vine Malbec

Winery LucaOld Vine Malbec

4.2
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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 Old Vine Malbec of Winery Luca is a red wine from the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Old Vine Malbec from the Winery Luca

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vine Malbec of Winery Luca in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

rhubarb

On the nose the Old Vine Malbec of Winery Luca in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, cola or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or cedar.

Details and technical informations about Winery Luca's Old Vine Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Old Vine Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Old Vine Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Old Vine Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Old Vine Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Old Vine Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Old Vine Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Old Vine Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Old Vine Malbec from Winery Luca are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Luca

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Luca is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 450 of of Argentina wines
In the top 450 of of Uco Valley wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Uco Valley

The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.


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: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.

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