Winery SilasThe Optimist Gamay - Malbec
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Gamay noir.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Optimist Gamay - Malbec of Winery Silas in the region of Oregon often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Optimist Gamay - Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with The Optimist Gamay - Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with The Optimist Gamay - Malbec
The The Optimist Gamay - Malbec of Winery Silas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, chicken colombo or basque lasagne.
Details and technical informations about Winery Silas's The Optimist Gamay - Malbec.
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
The best vintages of The Optimist Gamay - Malbec from Winery Silas are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Silas
The Winery Silas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Willamette Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Willamette Valley
The wine region of Willamette Valley is located in the region of Oregon of United States. We currently count 717 estates and châteaux in the of Willamette Valley, producing 2296 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Willamette Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Oregon
Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, is one of the youngest and most promising wine regions in the world. The state put itself on the international wine map in the late 1960s and has been building its position ever since. Production volumes have remained relatively quiet. The 2017 Oregon Vineyards and Wineries report recorded just under 34,000 acres (13,750 hectares) of planted vineyards.
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Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.
