The Winery Gimenez Mendez is one of the world's great estates. It offers 109 wines for sale in of Canelones to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Gimenez Mendez wines in Canelones among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gimenez Mendez 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 Gimenez Mendez wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Gimenez Mendez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, traditional hungarian goulash or chicken gaston gérard style.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Gimenez Mendez. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black currant or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gimenez Mendez. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The Canelones administrative department, Northeast of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, is home to the majority of Uruguay's Vineyards and accounts for aRound 60 percent of all wine produced in the country. It Lies in the South of the small South American country, where the majority of vines are planted, inland from the Atlantic coast and the Rio de la Plata estuary.
The region itself covers a broad arc approximately 50km (30 miles) Deep, drawn clockwise from the northwestern outskirts of Montevideo round to the coastline east of the capital city. The eponymous administrative capital of the region lies 50km (31 miles) to the north of Montevideo.
The wine towns of Juanico and Progreso are to be found on this route north out of the capital, separated from one another by just 10km (6 miles). Canelones town lies a further 10km north of Juanico.
The densely planted viticultural area that surrounds these towns is arguably the epicenter of the Uruguayan wine industry. More Tannat vines are planted here than in any other place on earth, including Madiran, Tannat's spiritual home.
Wines from Canelones are made from more than just Tannat, however. A number of different international varieties are used, including light-skinned varieties Pinot Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Among the red wine grapes popular here, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Merlot figure strongly. The Carrau family, one of Uruguay's wine pioneers, has had vineyards in this region since 1930, planted with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay, as well as the northern Italian classics Nebbiolo and Marzemino.
How Winery Gimenez Mendez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sea bream with white wine, lobster tail armorican style or ham and comté quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Gimenez Mendez. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.
How Winery Gimenez Mendez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, quick beef bourguignon or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gimenez Mendez. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
How Winery Gimenez Mendez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed veal breast, the garbure or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.
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.
How Winery Gimenez Mendez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of baked pumpkin, boar in civet or pasta with tuna and tomato sauce.
A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).
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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-Serrières, 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 ...
Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...
Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
