The Winery Altocedro of San Carlos of Mendoza

Winery Altocedro
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 pot roast, rabbit with prunes or salmon steak on a bed of leeks.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altocedro

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 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 pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, saddle of lamb with herbs or coconut chicken.

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: 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.

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: 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.