The Winery Amalaya is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Salta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Amalaya wines in Salta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Amalaya 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 Amalaya wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, sea bream with sweet spices or couscous from the sea.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Amalaya. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.
Mulitple vineyards of the Salta region sit at lower latitudes and higher altitudes than anywhere else on earth. Interestingly, these two factors Balance each other out to create an excellent Climate for viticulture as the cold temperatures associated with high altitude are mitigated by the high temperatures found at these latitudes.
Salta's mountainous landscape creates a rain shadow over the vineyards below, ensuring Clear skies and low levels of precipitation. Average annual rainfall throughout the region swings between a mere 185 to 250mm (7-10in).
The convenient flipside is that the mountains also provide irrigation, sending a reliable supply of meltwater down from the snowy peaks. This mesoclimate benefits from a wide diurnal temperature variation, which allows the grapes to develop phenolic ripeness while retaining good Acidity. Summer temperatures in Salta reach 38°C (100°F) in the day time, while dropping to as low as 12°C (55°F) at night. Winters here are cold with temperatures reaching -6°C (21°F) which comes with a high threat of damaging frosts.
How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, leg of lamb in braillouse or tunisian tagine.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, leather or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Amalaya. is a powerful.
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.
How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of cantonese rice, rice croquettes with salmon or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.
How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., leeks with ham and béchamel sauce or irish tartiflette.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cherry or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, red fruit or strawberries.
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, salmon in foil in the microwave or pad thai.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
