Winery Milbrandt VineyardsThe Estates Malbec
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Estates Malbec of Winery Milbrandt Vineyards in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with The Estates Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with The Estates Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with The Estates Malbec
The The Estates Malbec of Winery Milbrandt Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of puchero, rougail sausage or lasagne with vegetables and savoy tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Milbrandt Vineyards's The Estates Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Estates Malbec from Winery Milbrandt Vineyards are 2015, 2009, 2013, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Milbrandt Vineyards
The Winery Milbrandt Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Wahluke Slope to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wahluke Slope
Warm well-drained Washington AVA (Columbia Valley, Grant County) facing south over the Columbia: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red — opulent and ripe with notes of blackcurrant, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate, cedar and spice touch, round tannins and long finish. Dense savoury Syrah as companion (blackberry, blueberry, pepper, smoked meat). Fleshy Merlot also signature. AVA (2006), constant southern slope, deep aeolian sands, dry continental, ~20% of state harvest.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
