Winery ChakanaTorrontés
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or cured meat.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Torrontés of Winery Chakana in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or floral.
Food and wine pairings with Torrontés
Pairings that work perfectly with Torrontés
Original food and wine pairings with Torrontés
The Torrontés of Winery Chakana matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of flemish carbonnade, red tuna steak provençal style or garlic shrimp.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chakana's Torrontés.
Discover the grape variety: Khikhvi
A very old variety grown most often in Kakhetia (Georgia). It can also be found in Moldavia, Ukraine, Dagestan, Central Asia... almost unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Torrontés from Winery Chakana are 2018, 2016, 2019, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Chakana
The Winery Chakana is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo
Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.
The wine region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
The word of the wine: Density per hectare
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
