The Winery Altosur of Tupungato of Mendoza

Winery Altosur
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Finca Sophenia.
It is ranked in the top 64 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Tupungato in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Altosur is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Tupungato to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altosur wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Altosur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altosur

How Winery Altosur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or chicken breast with cream and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altosur

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altosur. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altosur. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altosur

  • 2018With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Bonarda
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Tupungato

The wine region of Tupungato is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Catena Zapata or the Domaine Rutini produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tupungato are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tupungato often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, slate or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, boysenberries or nutty.

In the mouth of Tupungato is a powerful. We currently count 123 estates and châteaux in the of Tupungato, producing 608 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tupungato go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Altosur

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altosur

How Winery Altosur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of green lentils strasbourg style, salmon and spinach lasagna or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altosur

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altosur. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, butter or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Altosur. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Altosur

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Torrontés

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Altosur

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Altosur

How Winery Altosur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of blue cord, tuna pizza or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Altosur

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Altosur.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Sorting

Action which consists in removing the bad grains, not ripe or affected by the rot. We often use vibrating sorting tables which, by shaking, make the impurities fall to the ground. In the case of sweet wines, we speak of harvesting by successive selections, in several passages, to select the very ripe grapes each time.

The top pink wines of Winery Altosur

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Altosur

How Winery Altosur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, fricassee of lambis or chicken nuggets with cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Altosur

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Altosur. often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Altosur

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Malbec

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 Altosur

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.