The Winery El Descanso of Central Valley

Winery El Descanso
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 3215 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Central Valley

The Winery El Descanso is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Valley.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery El Descanso wines

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

The top red wines of Winery El Descanso

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery El Descanso

How Winery El Descanso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb meatballs with mint or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery El Descanso

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery El Descanso

  • 2008With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.32/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Central Valley

The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.

A wide variety of wine styles and quality can be found in this large area, from many different terroirs. They range from the fashionable (and relatively expensive) Bordeaux-style wines produced in northern Maipo, to the older, more-established vineyards of Maule; from the coastal plains of western Colchagua to the Andean foothills of Puente Alto. With experimentation so popular in the modern wine world, however, it is the newer, cooler-climate areas which are receiving most attention, with the emphasis on the Andean foothills and the river valleys tempered by the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean. The Central Valley is also home to a variety of Grapes, but plantings are dominated by the internationally popular Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Chile's 'icon' grape, Carmenère, is also of importance here, just as Malbec is to Mendoza, on the other side of the Andes. The cooler corners of the Central Valley are being increasingly developed, as winemakers experiment with varieties such as Viognier, Riesling and even Gewurztraminer. Because the area covered is so large and the terrain so varied, the name 'Central Valley' on a label is unlikely to communicate anything specific about the style of wine in the bottle. Also, with a number of independently recognized sub-regions now in place (such as Colchagua and Cachapoal), most wines of any quality are able to specify their sub-region of origin rather than the Generic Central Valley.

The top white wines of Winery El Descanso

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery El Descanso

How Winery El Descanso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, salmon and leek gratin or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery El Descanso

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery El Descanso

  • 2012With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

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 sweet wines of Winery El Descanso

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery El Descanso

How Winery El Descanso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of calamari with chorizo, zucchini quiche or small pizzas goat cheese pear honey.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery El Descanso

  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

The top pink wines of Winery El Descanso

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery El Descanso

How Winery El Descanso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of barbecue burger, lamb tagine with broad beans or curried coral lentils.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery El Descanso

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery El Descanso.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery El Descanso

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery El Descanso and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

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-Vinzelles, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Cooked wine

In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.

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