The best wines of West Elks

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

Top wines of West Elks by region

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

Great red wines of West Elks

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of West Elks

Red wines from the region of West Elks go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with black olives, leeks with ham and béchamel sauce or duckling with bigarrade.

The most used grape varieties in red wine of West Elks

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of West Elks

Confidential Colorado AVA (North Fork Valley, Paonia and Hotchkiss), vineyards among the highest in the northern hemisphere (1,650–1,950 m). Signature Riesling in crisp whites with citrus, green apple, white peach and mineral-saline altitude notes, brilliant acidity. Aromatic Gewürztraminer with lychee, rose and spice. Complementary Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.

Elegant Pinot Noir in reds. Refined, sunny alpine style.

Great white wines of West Elks

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of West Elks

White wines from the region of West Elks go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, barbecued mackerel papillotes or sheep's feet with mountain honey.

The best vintages in white wine of West Elks

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of West Elks

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Great pink wines of West Elks

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of West Elks

Pink wines from the region of West Elks go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade, armorican-style squid or scrambled eggs with bacon on toast.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of West Elks

  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.