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: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux 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 sloth pork loin, pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese or canned cassoulet.
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.
