Top 100 wines of Aconcagua
Discover the top 100 best wines of Aconcagua as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Aconcagua and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Aconcagua
Chilean valley at the foot of the highest summit of the Americas (6,960 m), hot dry climate tempered by Pacific breezes, altitude vineyards up to 1,600 m. Signature Cabernet Sauvignon as red king: powerful with blackcurrant, blackberry, black cherry, eucalyptus, cedar, tobacco and peppery touch, firm tannins and exceptional ageing — home of Errazuriz (1870) and great Chileans (Sena, Don Maximiano). Dense Syrah, spiced Carmenere and supple Merlot as complements.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Aconcagua
wines from the region of Aconcagua go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, pasta with crispy parma ham or berber giblet frying pan.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Aconcagua
On the nose in the region of Aconcagua often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or smoke. In the mouth in the region of Aconcagua is a powerful.
