Winery Familia BlancoMairena Reserve Blend
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Mairena Reserve Blend of Winery Familia Blanco in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Mairena Reserve Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Mairena Reserve Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Mairena Reserve Blend
The Mairena Reserve Blend of Winery Familia Blanco matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, fideuà (spain) or lasagne with vegetables and savoy tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Familia Blanco's Mairena Reserve Blend.
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
The best vintages of Mairena Reserve Blend from Winery Familia Blanco are 2013, 2009, 2012, 2010 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Familia Blanco
The Winery Familia Blanco is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 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
Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.
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.
The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
