Winery Plou & Fils - Elixir Malbec

Winery Plou & FilsElixir 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 Elixir Malbec of Winery Plou & Fils is a red wine from the region of Touraine-Amboise of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Plou & Fils's Elixir Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Elixir Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Elixir Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Elixir Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Elixir Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Elixir Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Elixir Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Elixir Malbec from Winery Plou & Fils are 2014, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Plou & Fils

The winery offers 46 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Touraine-Amboise in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Plou & Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Amboise to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 600 of of Touraine-Amboise wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Touraine-Amboise

The wine region of Touraine-Amboise is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine or the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Amboise are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Côt, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine-Amboise often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or smoke and sometimes also flavors of black currant, strawberries or vegetal.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.

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