The Winery Casa Montes of San Juan

Winery Casa Montes
The winery offers 52 different wines
3.3
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of San Juan.
It is located in San Juan

The Winery Casa Montes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in of San Juan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Casa Montes wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Casa Montes

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Casa Montes

How Winery Casa Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, salmon with sorrel or penne à la toscane.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Casa Montes

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Casa Montes. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Casa Montes. is a mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Casa Montes

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.47/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of San Juan

San Juan is an important Argentinean wine-producing area, producing wines of increasing quality using traditional European Grape varieties. The wine region of San Juan covers the administrative area of the same name in the north-western corner of Argentina. The province sits between Mendoza and La Rioja, and is almost entirely contained within the mountainous foothills of the Andes. In terms of production Volume, San Juan is Argentina's second-largest wine region after Mendoza.

It accounts for 17 percent of the national Vineyard">Vineyard area with 32,274 hectares (79,752 acres) recorded by the National Viticulture Institute in 2019. About half of the province's agricultural land is devoted to vineyards. Vineyards lie in a series of valleys across the center-west of San Juan. The most important area of production is the Tulum Valley.

Other subregions include the Zonda Valley and the high-quality Pedernal Valley. San Juan Grape Varieties Syrah and the ever-present Malbec are the foremost varieties in terms of prestige. In terms of vineyard area, red grapes account for just under 38 percent of the total, with white grapes at 26 percent. The 2019 Annual Surface Report of the National Viticulture Institute recorded the main varieties.

The top red wines of Winery Casa Montes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Casa Montes

How Winery Casa Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb garam massala or spanish omelette (tortilla auténtica).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Casa Montes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Casa Montes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Casa Montes. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Casa Montes

  • 2007With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.42/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

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 white wines of Winery Casa Montes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Casa Montes

How Winery Casa Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms, sophie's tuna cake or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Casa Montes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Casa Montes. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Casa Montes. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Casa Montes

  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.36/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Torrontés
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Apyrene

Seedless grape.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Casa Montes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Casa Montes

How Winery Casa Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of pork with carrots and potatoes, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or provençal tart with rabbit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Casa Montes

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Casa Montes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Casa Montes

How Winery Casa Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, sauté of lamb with curry or baked falafels.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Casa Montes

  • 2011With an average score of 2.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Character

Said of a typical wine that stands out for its originality. Used in the plural, it refers to all the organoleptic components of a wine (flavours and tactile sensations).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Casa Montes

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other regions and appellation of San Juan