The Winery Falernia of Elqui Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Falernia - Pedro Ximenez
The winery offers 84 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Elqui Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Falernia is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 84 wines for sale in of Elqui Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Falernia wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Falernia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Falernia

How Winery Falernia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of real swiss fondue, quiche lorraine or goat's cheese mousse verrine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Falernia

On the nose the white wine of Winery Falernia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tropical fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Falernia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Falernia

  • 2010With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pedro Ximenez
  • Moscato Giallo
  • Viognier
  • Riesling

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 red wines of Winery Falernia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Falernia

How Winery Falernia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Falernia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Falernia. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, leather or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black currant, chocolate or cheese. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Falernia. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Falernia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Falernia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Falernia

How Winery Falernia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, bitumen leg of lamb or shrimp in coconut milk curry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Falernia

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carménère

The word of the wine: Classified growth

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The top sweet wines of Winery Falernia

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Falernia

How Winery Falernia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of hawaiian poke bowl, scallop mousse or brownies with nuts.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Falernia

  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Moscato
  • Sémillon
  • Moscatel de Alejandría

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

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

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Falernia

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 Falernia.

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.

News about Winery Falernia and wines from the region

Walls: Celebrating 50 years of Gigondas

When I have some time to myself in the southern Rhône, my favourite place to relax is the peaceful village of Gigondas. I had even more reason to visit this June, as the growers’ syndicate was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the appellation. Over a meal at Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, we had the opportunity to taste wines spanning five decades, including a remarkable 1971 that was still very much alive and kicking. Gigondas has long been recognised as an exceptional site for winemaking, bu ...

The Wine Society improves provenance and quality of The Blind Spot

The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

The word of the wine: Classified growth

Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)

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