The best wines of Ica

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

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Top wines of Ica by region

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

Great red wines of Ica

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Ica

Red wines from the region of Ica go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, lamb shoulder confit or monkfish armorican style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Ica

On the nose the red wine of the region of Ica. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, red fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of cigar, black fruit or hickory.

The best vintages in red wine of Ica

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Ica

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tannat
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Ica

Valle de Ica Lies in the Ica province of Peru. It is one of five centres of Grapegrowing within the Protected Designation of Origin for Pisco production, and often appears on labels. There are around 85 producers in the area. As in other zones, Vineyards dedicated for Pisco are most often planted to members of the Muscat family of grape varieties.

Table wines are also made from varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah and Chardonnay. Located around 300 kilometers South of Lima, this is one of the driest places on the planet. No rain or frost has ever been recorded here. Vineyards here are sustained by an aquifer containing glacial meltwater from the Andes.

Valle de Ica has a tropical latitude and lies at an altitude of around 400 meters. It does benefit from breezes from the Pacific Ocean; while days are still hot, nights are cooler. Under these conditions, vineyard harvests are reassuringly predictable. Grapes grown here, unsurprisingly, have high sugars and low acidities.

Great white wines of Ica

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Ica

White wines from the region of Ica go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salt crusted sea bass, pasta with scampi or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Ica

On the nose the white wine of the region of Ica. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of grass, green apple or grapefruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Ica

  • 2010With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.48/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Ica

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Torrontés
  • Albillo

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Great sparkling wines of Ica

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Ica

Sparkling wines from the region of Ica go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of deer stew, stuffed tomatoes with thermomix or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Ica

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Ica. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or green apple and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Ica

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.38/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Ica

  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Albillo Mayor

The word of the wine: Wine vinegar

Product of acetic fermentation of wine.

Great pink wines of Ica

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Ica

Pink wines from the region of Ica go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of steak tartare, couscous merguez or delicious thai chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Ica

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Ica. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or floral.

The best vintages in pink wine of Ica

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Ica

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Viognier
  • Nielluccio

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 Ica

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Ica

Sweet wines from the region of Ica go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, fricassee of lambis or melt-in-the-mouth omelette with tomatoes, asparagus and comté.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Ica

  • 2019With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.24/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.17/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.17/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Ica

  • Quebranta
  • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Malbec
  • Tannat
  • Italia

The word of the wine: Oxidative (breeding)

A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.

News from the vineyard of Ica

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Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

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