The Winery Altar Uco of Uco Valley of Mendoza

Winery Altar Uco - Edad Moderna Malbec
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 72 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Altar Uco is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altar Uco wines

Looking for the best Winery Altar Uco wines in Uco Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altar Uco wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Altar Uco wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Altar Uco

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altar Uco

How Winery Altar Uco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of improved horse steak, sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or old-fashioned turkey fillets.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altar Uco

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altar Uco. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altar Uco. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altar Uco

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altar Uco.

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Uco Valley

The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.

In addition, some of Mendoza's finest white wines made from Chardonnay and Torrontés come from Uco Valley Vineyards. The relatively cool Climate allows the requisite slower ripening period. Although considered Part of the Mendoza region, the Uco Valley can be recognized in its own right on several counts. Not only is the vine-growing area quite distinct; the region is also home to several of Argentina's top producers.

Attracted by the excellent climate and soil, newcomers such as the Bordeaux-based names Lurton, Dassault, Rothschild and Rolland have raised the region's profile. The vineyards of Vista Flores have produced some particularly successful wines. Among Uco's specific merits is its high elevation at the foot of the Andes mountains. The valley's La Consulta and Tunuyan sub-regions sit at altitudes of 850 meters (2000 ft) and 1100m (3600 ft) respectively.

The top white wines of Winery Altar Uco

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altar Uco

How Winery Altar Uco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of creole chipolatas, pasta with tuna or natural breton lobster.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altar Uco

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altar Uco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altar Uco

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altar Uco.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altar Uco

Planning a wine route in the of Uco Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Altar Uco.

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.

News about Winery Altar Uco and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Sommelier

Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).