The Winery Amalaya of Salta

Winery Amalaya
The winery offers 16 different wines
3.7
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of Salta.
It is located in Salta

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.

Top Winery Amalaya wines

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.

The top white wines of Winery Amalaya

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Amalaya

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 summer orecchiette, tuna with tomatoes in the oven or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Amalaya

On the nose the white wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or gooseberry and sometimes also flavors of orange blossom, guava or elderflower. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Amalaya. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Amalaya

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Torrontés
  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Salta

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.

The top red wines of Winery Amalaya

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Amalaya

How Winery Amalaya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sloth pork loin, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or fideuà (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Amalaya

On the nose the red wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, white pepper or mint and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, red currant or red plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Amalaya. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Amalaya

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Amalaya

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Amalaya

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 pumpkin and bacon pie, poached salmon in coconut milk with curry or colombian lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Amalaya

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Amalaya

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Torrontés

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

The top pink wines of Winery Amalaya

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Amalaya

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 beef lark, the garbure or sliced tuna with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Amalaya

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Amalaya

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With 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 Amalaya.

  • Torrontés
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Amalaya

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Amalaya

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 melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, grilled bass with pastis and fennel or chicken tikka massala.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Amalaya

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Amalaya. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Amalaya

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Amalaya.

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Liquid

Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Amalaya

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

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.

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The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

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