Winery TrapicheCiento Veinte Anos
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ciento Veinte Anos of Winery Trapiche in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Ciento Veinte Anos
Pairings that work perfectly with Ciento Veinte Anos
Original food and wine pairings with Ciento Veinte Anos
The Ciento Veinte Anos of Winery Trapiche matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, lamb colombo or sauté of pork with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Trapiche's Ciento Veinte Anos.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ciento Veinte Anos from Winery Trapiche are 2001, 2006, 2005, 2003 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Trapiche
The Winery Trapiche is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 343 wines for sale in the of Maipu to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maipu
Mendoza's oldest wine department (Argentina), altitudes 650-850 m at the foot of the Andes. Clay and gravel soils, dry continental climate. Signature Malbec as red king: deep and solar with black blackberry, candied plum, cherry, violet, cocoa and sweet spice, round tannins and fleshy palate. Firm Cabernet (cassis, cedar, tobacco), supple Bonarda, floral white Torrontés, ample Pedro Ximénez.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
