Rating: 3.5/5
The Don Nicanor 2021 from Valle de Uco, Argentina, presents itself as a clear ruby wine with a medium colour intensity. With a medium aroma, blackcurrant, blackberry, and black plum dominate, showing subtle notes of toast and charred wood on the nose. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine exhibits fine-grained tannins, medium acidity, and medium plus alcohol, with a dry sweetness and flavors of blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum, fennel, and leather.
At a glance
- Type: Red
- Appearance: clear, medium, ruby
- Nose: medium; blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum / toast, charred wood
- Palate: Body medium, Tannin medium, Acidity medium plus, Alcohol medium plus, Sweetness dry, Feel fine grained, Flavour intensity medium
- Tastes: blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum, fennel, leather / bread
- Finish: medium plus
- Development: Fully Developed
- Readiness: drink now but it will age
- Balanced: yes
- Complex: yes
Food pairings
- Grilled lamb chops with roasted vegetables
- Pan-seared duck breast with cherry compote
- Braised beef short ribs with roasted garlic
- Roasted red onion and goat cheese tart
- Spicy chorizo and manchego skewers
- Creamy mushroom risotto with parmesan
- Grilled portobello mushroom burgers with Swiss
- Crispy pork belly with pickled rhubarb