Winery San Polo - Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva

Winery San PoloAuka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva

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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 Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva of Winery San Polo is a red wine from the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva from the Winery San Polo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva of Winery San Polo in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

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

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

Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva - 2012
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Auka Don Alfonso Malbec Gran Reserva from Winery San Polo are 2012, 2013, 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 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Uco Valley 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 Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 5500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 4500 of of Uco Valley wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Cryptogamic

Refers to diseases transmitted to plants by a fungus.

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