Winery Viña OliviaBlend de Familia
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Blend de Familia
Pairings that work perfectly with Blend de Familia
Original food and wine pairings with Blend de Familia
The Blend de Familia of Winery Viña Olivia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or pasta with chicken and curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Olivia's Blend de Familia.
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 Blend de Familia from Winery Viña Olivia are 2014, 2018, 0, 2016 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Viña Olivia
The Winery Viña Olivia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Consistency
In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.
