Winery Norton - Finca La Colonia Malbec

Winery NortonFinca La Colonia 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 Finca La Colonia Malbec of Winery Norton is a red wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza.
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

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Norton's Finca La Colonia 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

Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2020
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Finca La Colonia Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.311100

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 offers 209 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 70 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 5500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 400 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).

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