Winery San Polo - Auka Don Alfonso Malbec

Winery San PoloAuka Don Alfonso Malbec

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Auka Don Alfonso Malbec of Winery San Polo is a red wine from the region of La Consulta of Mendoza.
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 Auka Don Alfonso Malbec from the Winery San Polo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Auka Don Alfonso Malbec of Winery San Polo in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Auka Don Alfonso Malbec of Winery San Polo in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery San Polo's Auka Don Alfonso Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.7°
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

Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec - 2010
In the top 100 of of La Consulta wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Auka Don Alfonso Malbec from Winery San Polo are 2016, 2017, 2007, 2006 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery San Polo

The winery offers 44 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in La Consulta in the region of Mendoza

The Winery San Polo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of La Consulta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 2000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 1500 of of La Consulta wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of La Consulta

The wine region of La Consulta is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zuccardi or the Domaine Altocedro produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Consulta are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Consulta often reveals types of flavors of cream, fig or walnut and sometimes also flavors of cedar, honey or boysenberries.


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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The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

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