Discover the top 100 best wines of Elqui Valley of Elqui Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Elqui Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Northernmost valley of Chile at the edge of the Atacama desert, very sunny desert climate (<70 mm rain/year), cool nights from the Pacific and the Andes. Syrah signature as king red: intense and concentrated with notes of black mulberry, cassis, violet, black pepper, olive, garrigue and a schistose mineral touch, firm tannins and sunny palate — unique high-altitude typicity. Zippy herbal Sauvignon Blanc in complement. Historic cradle of Chilean Pisco since the 16th c.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
wines from the region of Elqui Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or duck breast in foil (barbecue).
On the nose in the region of Elqui Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, pepper or dark fruit. In the mouth in the region of Elqui Valley is a powerful.
