The best wines of Choapa Valley

Discover the best wines of Choapa Valley of Coquimbo as well as the best winemakers of Choapa Valley and estates of Choapa Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Choapa Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Choapa Valley by region

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

Great red wines of Choapa Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Choapa Valley

Red wines from the region of Choapa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, berber giblet frying pan or rabbit with cider and prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Choapa Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Choapa Valley. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Choapa Valley. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Choapa Valley

  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Choapa Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Choapa Valley

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

Discovering the wine region of Choapa Valley

Choapa Valley is one of Chile's newest wine regions, located North of Santiago in the narrowest Part of the country. Here, between the peaks of the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, the cool, DryTerroir takes influence from both. Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon have proved well suited to the terroir here, producing smoky, Elegant wines with characters of dark fruit. The viticultural zone is located in Choapa province, halfway between the Limari and Aconcagua valleys, to the north and South respectively.

The mountains here are traversed by a series of rivers, and it is in the valleys carved by these rivers that viticulture takes place. The cool, desert-like Climate in Choapa is similar to those of its northern neighbors Limari and Elqui, and further demonstrates Chile's recent viticultural expansion into the cooler parts of the country. Influences from both the Pacific Ocean's Antarctic Humboldt current and the high peaks of the Andes cool the vineyards during the growing season. This effect helps to tame the high levels of sunshine brought about by relatively high altitudes – Choapa vineyards are found as high as 2600ft (800m) above sea level.

As a result, grapes can reach optimum levels of phenolic ripeness without sacrificing Acidity, resulting in balanced wines. The rocky, colluvial soils have been deposited in the area over time by the effects of gravity, and are mainly composed of clay, silt and chalk. These low-fertility soils have proved excellent for vines, as the lack of nutrients and good drainage forces Deep root penetration in search of water. This improves vine health, and the resultant grapes are high quality with excellent concentration.

Great white wines of Choapa Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Choapa Valley

White wines from the region of Choapa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of new york hot dog, smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes or chicken risotto with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Choapa Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Choapa Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Choapa Valley

  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Choapa Valley

  • Pedro Ximenez
  • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Moscatel
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Choapa Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Choapa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Choapa Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

Great sparkling wines of Choapa Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Choapa Valley

Sparkling wines from the region of Choapa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Choapa Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Choapa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Choapa Valley.

    The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

    Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

    News from the vineyard of Choapa Valley

    A groundbreaking Dram

    Ardbeg single malt whisky, based on the southern shores of Scotland’s island of Islay, has recently unveiled Fon Fhòid: the latest in a number of highly unusual experiments. Back in 2014, the distillery team lead by whisky creator, Dr Bill Lumsden and former distillery manager, Mickey Heads (now retired) took the highly unusual approach of burying two already matured casks of Ardbeg underneath the peat bogs themselves, (burning peat smoke is normally used to dry the malted barley during producti ...

    DRC, rare 1874 Champagne lift Christie’s to record auction total

    Christie’s said the bottle of Perrier-Jouët ‘Brut Millesimé’ from the ‘outstanding’ 1874 Champagne vintage sold for £42,875 ($56,981, €50,292), far outstripping its pre-sale high estimate of £15,000. The winning bidder will also get a VIP experience at Perrier-Jouët. It was part of a collection of rare vintages sourced directly from Maison Perrier-Jouët and 100% sold by Christie’s at a wider wine and spirits auction held in London on 2 and 3 December. While the 1874 bottle’s ap ...

    Hospices de Beaune 2021 auction breaks per-barrel sales records

    Despite the lowest number of barrels going under the hammer in 15 years, the 2021 Hospices de Beaune charity auction broke per-barrel price records, reaching an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m (£10.48m/$14.09m), excluding buyer premiums. The total was not too far behind last year’s high tally – close to €13.44 million – where almost double the number of barrels were sold. This year’s sale, with 362 lots, including seven barrels of spirits, reached an average price per lot of €34,980 (£29 ...

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