The Winery Cavas del Valle of Elqui Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Cavas del Valle - Alto del Silencio Syrah
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Elqui Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Cavas del Valle is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Elqui Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cavas del Valle wines

Looking for the best Winery Cavas del Valle wines in Elqui Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cavas del Valle 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 Cavas del Valle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cavas del Valle

How Winery Cavas del Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, grilled leg of lamb marinated in aromatic oil or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cavas del Valle. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cavas del Valle. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

  • 2019With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cavas del Valle.

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

Discovering the wine region of Elqui Valley

The Elqui Valley wine region is located 400 kilometers (250mi) North of the Chilean capital, Central-valley/maipo-valley/santiago">Santiago, at the very southern edge of the Atacama Desert. Its latitude of 29° makes it Chile's northernmost wine region, for now at least; the country's determined wine pioneers are now setting their sights as far north as the Atacama. Traditionally the region focused exclusively on producing Chile's trademark brandy, Pisco, but today Elqui Valley vineyards are producing Bright, intensely Aromatic wines, most notably from Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah. As might be expected in an arid, largely uninhabited region surrounded by desert, the valley is hot and Dry making irrigation essential in all vineyards here.

The Elqui province is famous for its bright sunshine, pure air and Clear skies as well as a number of astronomical observatories. Vineyards here receive far higher levels of solar radiation than any European wine region, and this seems to translate into the wine style. The vibrant intensity of Elqui Valley wines, when yields and potential Alcohol are kept in check, can be quite remarkable. The secret to successful viticulture this close to the equator is altitude.

Elqui's vineyards sit up to 2,000 meters (6,550ft) above sea level, which means that the Warm, bright, days are followed by cool, fresh nights. This diurnal temperature variation lengthens the grape growing season, of which allows grapes time to develop intense varietal character, while retaining refreshing levels of acidity. Wineries all over Chile now focus heavily on the altitude of their vineyards. Altitude has become as much a marketing tool as a key element of terroir.

The top sweet wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Cavas del Valle

How Winery Cavas del Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked lasagna, lamb tagine with prunes or yassa chicken (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Cavas del Valle. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

  • 2015With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Cavas del Valle.

  • Moscatel
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 white wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cavas del Valle

How Winery Cavas del Valle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of homemade cookies.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cavas del Valle

  • 2018With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cavas del Valle.

  • Moscato

The word of the wine: Tears

Traces left by the wine on the sides of the glass when it is shaken or tilted.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cavas del Valle

Planning a wine route in the of Elqui Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cavas del Valle.

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

News about Winery Cavas del Valle and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

Azores to get own regional vine and wine institute

The creation of an Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho dos Açores (IVVA), with headquarters in the island of Pico, follows the remarkable qualitative growth that the Archipelago of the Azores’ wine industry has been experiencing over the past decade. ‘People are excited about growing fruit and making wine here. There are about 300 growers producing their own fruit and a lot of small “garage” producers are starting. Some of them have worked and trained with us and are now making very interesting wines, ...

Champagne harvest 2022: top quality forecast as picking begins

The Champagne 2022 harvest has begun and picking start dates have been set for the majority of villages, the Comité Champagne has announced. Individual harvest start dates are set for each village and grape variety in the entire Champagne region. This year, dates range between 20 August (Montgueux in the Côte des Blancs) and 6 September (Dormans Soilly in the Vallée de la Marne). The Réseau Matu, a network of hundreds of vineyard control plots, is used to observe the ripening of grapes across th ...

The word of the wine: Tears

Traces left by the wine on the sides of the glass when it is shaken or tilted.

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