The best wines of San Carlos

Discover the best wines of San Carlos of Mendoza as well as the best winemakers of San Carlos and estates of San Carlos to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of San Carlos and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of San Carlos by region

Looking for a good wine of San Carlos of Mendoza among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of San Carlos. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of San Carlos with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of San Carlos

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of San Carlos

Red wines from the region of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or veal head with vinaigrette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of San Carlos

On the nose the red wine of the region of San Carlos. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of San Carlos. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of San Carlos

  • 2007With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.36/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of San Carlos

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Grenache
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of San Carlos

A wine route planned in the region of San Carlos? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of San Carlos.

    Discovering the wine region of San Carlos

    The wine region of San Carlos is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine El Enemigo or the Domaine D. V. Catena produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.

    The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Carlos are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Carlos often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth of San Carlos is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 15 estates and châteaux in the of San Carlos, producing 22 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

    The wines of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

    Great white wines of San Carlos

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    Food and wine pairing with a white wine of San Carlos

    White wines from the region of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs), rack of lamb with herbs or wild rice salad with tuna.

    Organoleptic analysis of white wine of San Carlos

    On the nose the white wine of the region of San Carlos. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of San Carlos. is a powerful.

    The best vintages in white wine of San Carlos

    • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
    • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

    The most used grape varieties in white wine of San Carlos

    • Gewürztraminer
    • Sauvignon Blanc
    • Viognier
    • Chardonnay

    Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

    Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

    Great pink wines of San Carlos

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    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of San Carlos

    Pink wines from the region of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, mutton stew with potatoes and garlic or high savoyard chicken !.

    The best vintages in pink wine of San Carlos

    • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of San Carlos

    • Malbec

    The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of San Carlos

    A wine route planned in the region of San Carlos? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of San Carlos.

      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.

      Great sweet wines of San Carlos

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      Want to buy a sweet wine of San Carlos cheap or sell a sweet wine of San Carlos at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

      Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of San Carlos

      Sweet wines from the region of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, vegetarian or aperitif such as recipes of grilled pork ribs with barbecue sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or cake with olives and bacon.

      Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of San Carlos

      On the nose the sweet wine of the region of San Carlos. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of San Carlos. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

      The best vintages in sweet wine of San Carlos

      • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
      • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
      • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
      • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
      • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
      • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

      The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of San Carlos

      • Torrontés

      The word of the wine: Free-run wine

      The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.