Winery Salentein - Portillo Malbec

Winery SalenteinPortillo 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 Portillo Malbec of Winery Salentein is a red wine from the region of Tunuyán of Mendoza.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Portillo Malbec from the Winery Salentein

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Portillo Malbec of Winery Salentein in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Portillo Malbec of Winery Salentein in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or raisin and sometimes also flavors of stone, toasty or tomatoes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Salentein's Portillo Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Portillo Malbec - 2020
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Portillo Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Portillo Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Portillo Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Portillo Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Portillo Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Portillo Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Tunuyán wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Portillo Malbec from Winery Salentein are 1997, 2001, 1980, 2019 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Salentein

The winery offers 134 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tunuyán in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Salentein is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 113 wines for sale in the of Tunuyán to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 4500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 4000 of of Tunuyán wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tunuy&aacuten

The wine region of Tunuyán is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Viña Cobos or the Domaine El Enemigo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tunuyán are Malbec, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tunuyán often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of tar, bramble or black plum.


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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