Winery Vicentin - Backbone

Winery VicentinBackbone

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Backbone of Winery Vicentin is a red wine from the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Backbone from the Winery Vicentin

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Backbone of Winery Vicentin in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Backbone of Winery Vicentin in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vicentin's Backbone.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
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

Backbone - 2017
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Backbone - 2015
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Backbone - 2014
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Backbone - 2013
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Backbone - 2012
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Backbone - 2011
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Backbone from Winery Vicentin are 2013, 2014, 2012, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Vicentin

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Vicentin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 1500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 150 of of Uco Valley wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 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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