The Winery Alto Molino of Cafayate Valley of Salta

Winery Alto Molino - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 94 of the estates of Salta.
It is located in Cafayate Valley in the region of Salta

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

Top Winery Alto Molino wines

Looking for the best Winery Alto Molino wines in Cafayate Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alto Molino 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 Alto Molino wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alto Molino

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alto Molino

How Winery Alto Molino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of fresh sausage, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alto Molino

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alto Molino. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alto Molino. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alto Molino

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.31/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alto Molino.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Cafayate Valley

The wine region of Cafayate Valley is located in the region of Calchaqui Valley of Salta of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Matervini or the Domaine Domingo Molina produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cafayate Valley are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cafayate Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, toasty or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of oregano, bramble or black plum.

In the mouth of Cafayate Valley is a powerful. We currently count 83 estates and châteaux in the of Cafayate Valley, producing 395 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cafayate Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Alto Molino

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alto Molino

How Winery Alto Molino wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, cod brandade or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alto Molino

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alto Molino. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alto Molino. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alto Molino

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alto Molino.

  • Chardonnay
  • Torrontés

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 Alto Molino

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

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.

News about Winery Alto Molino and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

Argentina: Award-winning wines to celebrate Malbec World Day

This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...

The word of the wine: Rehoboam

Bottle with a capacity of 4.5 l.

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