The Winery Elki of Elqui Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Elki - Carménère - Syrah
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 78 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Elqui Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Elki is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Elqui Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Elki wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Elki

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Elki

How Winery Elki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or pasta with puttanesca sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Elki

On the nose the red wine of Winery Elki. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Elki

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.55/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carménère
  • Sangiovese

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 white wines of Winery Elki

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Elki

How Winery Elki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Elki

On the nose the white wine of Winery Elki. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Elki

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Pedro Ximenez

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Elki

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 Elki.

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 Elki and wines from the region

Warning signs for the wine auction market

Traditionally the wine auction market took the summer off. Although the season has lengthened recently, summer is usually a fallow period. This year, speculation was rampant – will the market (and the prices) continue their upward spiral? The first fall sales have now been conducted, and if prospects for the wine market remain strong, a few clouds linger on the horizon. Wine auction results in 2021 broke all previous records and set a new benchmark. With sales in major auctions of over £500m, th ...

Investment platform Vint releases Judge Palmer NFTs

A first for a Sonoma-based winery, the NFTs entitle investors to own three bottles of Judge Palmer Cabernet Sauvignon wine signed by the winemakers. ‘Wine has long been the ultimate collectible, so I think the NFT space is a natural extension for the wine market,’ said Emmitt. ‘An NFT is the perfect way for collectors to retain a digital record of a favourite vintage of wine, a reminder of the experience long after the bottle has been consumed.’ The wines – Judge Palmer 2 ...

Berry Bros & Rudd cuts packaging with capsule-free wine

UK-based Berry Bros & Rudd said it will start selling capsule-free wine this month, beginning with its ‘Own Selection’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019, produced for the company by Château La Nerthe. The fine wine and spirits merchant said it also planned to remove capsules from other Own Selection products in a phased initiative that aims to reduce packaging, preserve materials and avoid waste. While some wines for longer-term ageing are considered to benefit from capsules, Berry Bros & ...

The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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