The Winery Altocedro of San Carlos of Mendoza

Winery Altocedro - Año Cero Barrel Collection Merlot Rosé
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in San Carlos in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Altocedro is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of San Carlos to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altocedro wines

Looking for the best Winery Altocedro wines in San Carlos among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altocedro 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 Altocedro wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Altocedro

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altocedro

How Winery Altocedro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of beef lark, pheasant casserole with cabbage or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altocedro

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Altocedro.

  • Merlot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of San Carlos

The wine region of San Carlos is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine El Enemigo or the Domaine D. V. Catena produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Carlos are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Carlos often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth of San Carlos is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 15 estates and châteaux in the of San Carlos, producing 22 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of San Carlos go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Altocedro

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altocedro

How Winery Altocedro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or pumpkin and bacon pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altocedro

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altocedro. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altocedro. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altocedro

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.97/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altocedro

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

    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 Altocedro 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 ...

    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 ...

    The word of the wine: Phylloxera

    Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.