The Winery Finca La Luz of Uco Valley of Mendoza
The Winery Finca La Luz is one of the world's great estates. It offers 69 wines for sale in of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Finca La Luz wines in Uco Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Finca La Luz 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 Finca La Luz wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Finca La Luz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), mouse of lamb with thyme or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Finca La Luz. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Finca La Luz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines.
Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.
In addition, some of Mendoza's finest white wines made from Chardonnay and Torrontés come from Uco Valley Vineyards. The relatively cool Climate allows the requisite slower ripening period.
Although considered Part of the Mendoza region, the Uco Valley can be recognized in its own right on several counts. Not only is the vine-growing area quite distinct; the region is also home to several of Argentina's top producers.
Attracted by the excellent climate and soil, newcomers such as the Bordeaux-based names Lurton, Dassault, Rothschild and Rolland have raised the region's profile. The vineyards of Vista Flores have produced some particularly successful wines.
Among Uco's specific merits is its high elevation at the foot of the Andes mountains. The valley's La Consulta and Tunuyan sub-regions sit at altitudes of 850 meters (2000 ft) and 1100m (3600 ft) respectively.
How Winery Finca La Luz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, tuna and mozzarella pie or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Finca La Luz. is a powerful.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Winery Finca La Luz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, veal paupiettes with cider or macaroonade from sète.
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Planning a wine route in the of Uco Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Finca La Luz.
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).
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