Winery Viña Palaciega - Gran Selección Malbec

Winery Viña Palaciega Gran Selección Malbec

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Gran Selección Malbec of Winery Viña Palaciega is a red wine from the region of Mendoza.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Gran Selección Malbec from the Winery Viña Palaciega

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gran Selección Malbec of Winery Viña Palaciega in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Gran Selección Malbec of Winery Viña Palaciega in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Palaciega's Gran Selección Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Gran Selección Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Gran Selección Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Gran Selección Malbec from Winery Viña Palaciega are 2019, 2018, 2013, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Viña Palaciega

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery Viña Palaciega is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 3000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 2500 of of Mendoza wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

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.

News related to this wine

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Argentina: Award-winning wines to celebrate Malbec World Day

This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...

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The word of the wine: Discharge

In the traditional method, elimination of the yeast deposit formed during the second fermentation in the bottle.

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