The Winery El Huique of Colchagua Valley of Central Valley

Winery El Huique
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 661 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Colchagua Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery El Huique is one of the best wineries to follow in Colchagua Valley.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery El Huique wines

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

The top red wines of Winery El Huique

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

How Winery El Huique wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or duck stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery El Huique

On the nose the red wine of Winery El Huique. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery El Huique. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery El Huique

  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Colchagua Valley

Chilean powerhouse of bold reds: signature Carménère as red king — opulent and velvety with notes of ripe plum, blackberry, grilled pepper, smoked paprika and a chocolate-spice touch, coated tannins and bursting fruit. Structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, eucalyptus) is the star complement. Fleshy Syrah, supple Merlot and dense Malbec in reds. DO sub-valley of the Rapel south of Santiago, Mediterranean climate between Andes and Pacific.

Icon wines (Apalta, Los Lingues).

The top white wines of Winery El Huique

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

How Winery El Huique wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of homemade pork curry, baked cod portuguese style or cream and tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery El Huique

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.

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