Winery SandbanksRoute 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot
The Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot of Winery Sandbanks matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, chicken leg with curry in the oven or tomato, ham, cheese and mushroom pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sandbanks's Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Route 33 Malbec - Petit Verdot from Winery Sandbanks are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Sandbanks
The Winery Sandbanks is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Prince Edward County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Prince Edward County
Ontario appellation on a Lake Ontario peninsula, one of Canada's most northerly. Microclimate moderated by the waters, fractured limestone soils at Hillier. Signature Pinot Noir as cool-climate king red: fine and silky with red cherry, raspberry, underbrush, dried flowers and a chalky mineral touch, fine tannins and elegant palate. Taut precise Chardonnay (citrus, white flowers, nut butter), lively Riesling.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
