Winery Vicentin - El Contrabandista Petit Verdot

Winery VicentinEl Contrabandista Petit Verdot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The El Contrabandista Petit Verdot of Winery Vicentin is a red wine from the region of Vista Flores of Mendoza.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

mint, pepper

Wine with earth taste

earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the El Contrabandista Petit Verdot of Winery Vicentin in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

Food and wine pairings with El Contrabandista Petit Verdot

Pairings that work perfectly with El Contrabandista Petit Verdot

Original food and wine pairings with El Contrabandista Petit Verdot

The El Contrabandista Petit Verdot of Winery Vicentin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise or jack be little (mini pumpkin) egg casserole.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vicentin's El Contrabandista Petit Verdot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

El Contrabandista Petit Verdot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Vista Flores wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
El Contrabandista Petit Verdot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Vista Flores wines
Average rating: 3.911110
El Contrabandista Petit Verdot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Vista Flores wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
El Contrabandista Petit Verdot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Vista Flores wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
El Contrabandista Petit Verdot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Vista Flores wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of El Contrabandista Petit Verdot from Winery Vicentin are 2017, 2015, 2018, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Vicentin

The winery offers 40 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 Vista Flores 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 Vista Flores to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 2000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 200 of of Vista Flores wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vista Flores

The wine region of Vista Flores is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zuccardi or the Domaine Albaflor produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vista Flores are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vista Flores often reveals types of flavors of cream, tar or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, mocha or lavender.


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: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

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