Winery Matías Riccitelli - Old Vines Malbec

Winery Matías RiccitelliOld Vines Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Old Vines Malbec of Winery Matías Riccitelli is a red wine from the region of Rio Negro of Patagonia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Old Vines Malbec from the Winery Matías Riccitelli

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Vines Malbec of Winery Matías Riccitelli in the region of Patagonia is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate

On the nose the Old Vines Malbec of Winery Matías Riccitelli in the region of Patagonia often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Matías Riccitelli's Old Vines Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Old Vines Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rio Negro wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Old Vines Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rio Negro wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Old Vines Malbec from Winery Matías Riccitelli are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Matías Riccitelli

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rio Negro in the region of Patagonia

The Winery Matías Riccitelli is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Rio Negro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Patagonia
In the top 6000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 5000 of of Rio Negro wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rio Negro

The wine region of Rio Negro is located in the region of Patagonia of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodega Noemìa or the Domaine Bodega Noemìa produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rio Negro are Malbec, Merlot and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rio Negro often reveals types of flavors of cream, raisin or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, cedar or anise.


The wine region of Patagonia

Patagonia is South America's southernmost wine-producing region. Despite being one of the world's least-obvious places for quality viticulture, this desert region – with its cool, DryClimate – has proved itself well suited to producing Elegant red wines from Pinot Noir and Malbec. The geographical region covers a vast area – around twice the Size of California – across southern Argentina and Chile. Patagonia is more closely associated with dinosaurs and desert than with fine wine, but it has a viticultural zone that stretches 300 kilometers (200 miles) along the Neuquen and Rio Negro rivers, from Anelo in the west to Choele Choel in the east.

News related to this wine

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Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

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