Bodega Piedra NegraGran Malbec Mendoza
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Gran Malbec Mendoza from the Bodega Piedra Negra
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gran Malbec Mendoza of Bodega Piedra Negra in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gran Malbec Mendoza of Bodega Piedra Negra in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Gran Malbec Mendoza
Pairings that work perfectly with Gran Malbec Mendoza
Original food and wine pairings with Gran Malbec Mendoza
The Gran Malbec Mendoza of Bodega Piedra Negra matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of steak tartare, chiche kebab in armenian or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.
Details and technical informations about Bodega Piedra Negra's Gran Malbec Mendoza.
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 Gran Malbec Mendoza from Bodega Piedra Negra are 2009, 2016, 2015, 2001 and 2000.
Informations about the Bodega Piedra Negra
The Bodega Piedra Negra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Old vines
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
