Winery VicentinEl Contrabandista Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
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 buckwheat cake à la bretonne.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vicentin's El Contrabandista Petit Verdot.
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
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 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.
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.
The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
