Winery O. Fournier - B Crux Blend

Winery O. FournierB Crux Blend

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The B Crux Blend of Winery O. Fournier is a red wine from the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Malbec, the Tempranillo and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry

On the nose the B Crux Blend of Winery O. Fournier in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, black currant or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery O. Fournier's B Crux Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
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

B Crux Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
B Crux Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
B Crux Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
B Crux Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
B Crux Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
B Crux Blend - 2011
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
B Crux Blend - 2010
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of B Crux Blend from Winery O. Fournier are 2004, 2005, 2001, 2014 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery O. Fournier

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the O. Fournier Group.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery O. Fournier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 1500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 1500 of of Uco Valley wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Uco Valley

The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.


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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