Winery Valle de la PuertaAlta Malbec - Bonarda
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
The Alta Malbec - Bonarda of the Winery Valle de la Puerta is in the top 10 of wines of Famatina.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alta Malbec - Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta in the region of La Rioja often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alta Malbec - Bonarda
Pairings that work perfectly with Alta Malbec - Bonarda
Original food and wine pairings with Alta Malbec - Bonarda
The Alta Malbec - Bonarda of Winery Valle de la Puerta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef in white wine, chicken colombo (west indies) or savoyard fondue with tomato.
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 Alta Malbec - Bonarda from Winery Valle de la Puerta are 2018, 2009, 2017, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Valle de la Puerta
The Winery Valle de la Puerta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Famatina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Famatina
Famatina is a remote, Dry and dusty river valley in the foothills of the Andes, within the La Rioja region of Argentina. Torrontés is by far the most important Grape variety planted in Famatina, and produces fresh, Aromatic white wines. The ever-present Malbec produces excellent wines in the region as well, along with Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The small town of Famatina and the slightly larger town of Chilecito are home to the region's 500 or so small, family-owned vineyards.
The wine region of La Rioja
La Rioja is a wine region in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in western Argentina, North of Mendoza and San Juan. Unlike its Spanish namesake, it has traditionally been associated most closely with white wines. The mountainous Terroir of the region is particularly suited to the Torrontés Riojano variety, which produces Fruity, Soft, Aromatic whites. Bonarda, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec can also be found growing throughout the region.
The word of the wine: Primeur
Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.
