Winery Norton - Barrel Select Malbec

Winery NortonBarrel Select Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barrel Select Malbec of Winery Norton is a red wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo 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 Barrel Select Malbec from the Winery Norton

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Barrel Select Malbec of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, anise

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Barrel Select Malbec of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or clove and sometimes also flavors of cassis, raisin or tomatoes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Norton's Barrel Select 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

Barrel Select Malbec - 2020
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barrel Select Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barrel Select Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barrel Select Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barrel Select Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barrel Select Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barrel Select Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Barrel Select Malbec from Winery Norton are 2005, 2016, 2006, 2011 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Norton

The winery offers 198 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Norton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 195 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 4500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 350 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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