Winery Norton Finca La Colonia Malbec
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Finca La Colonia Malbec from the Winery Norton
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In the mouth the Finca La Colonia Malbec of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Finca La Colonia Malbec of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Finca La Colonia Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Finca La Colonia Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Finca La Colonia Malbec
The Finca La Colonia Malbec of Winery Norton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), lamb mouse with onions and red wine or quiche lorraine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Norton's Finca La Colonia Malbec.
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 Finca La Colonia Malbec from Winery Norton are 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Norton
The Winery Norton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 175 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, Grape/malbec">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: Removal of shoes
In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.