Winery OrfilaEl Solar Select Malbec - Carménère
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Carmenère and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with El Solar Select Malbec - Carménère
Pairings that work perfectly with El Solar Select Malbec - Carménère
Original food and wine pairings with El Solar Select Malbec - Carménère
The El Solar Select Malbec - Carménère of Winery Orfila matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, pork colombo or croque monsieur with 4 cheeses.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of El Solar Select Malbec - Carménère from Winery Orfila are 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Orfila
The Winery Orfila is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in the of La Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Rioja
La Rioja is a wine region in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in western Argentina, North of Mendoza and San Juan. Unlike its Spanish namesake, it has traditionally been associated most closely with white wines. The mountainous Terroir of the region is particularly suited to the Torrontés Riojano variety, which produces Fruity, Soft, Aromatic whites. Bonarda, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec can also be found growing throughout the region.
The word of the wine: Skinny
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
