The Winery Graffigna of San Juan

Winery Graffigna
The winery offers 57 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Pernod Ricard.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of San Juan.
It is located in San Juan

The Winery Graffigna is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 57 wines for sale in of San Juan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Graffigna wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Graffigna

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Graffigna

How Winery Graffigna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, fettuccine with cream and cheese or marinated shoulder of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Graffigna

On the nose the red wine of Winery Graffigna. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or clove and sometimes also flavors of cassis, nutmeg or white pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Graffigna. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Graffigna

  • 2004With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Bonarda
  • Tannat

Discovering the wine region of San Juan

San Juan is an important Argentinean wine-producing area, producing wines of increasing quality using traditional European Grape varieties. The wine region of San Juan covers the administrative area of the same name in the north-western corner of Argentina. The province sits between Mendoza and La Rioja, and is almost entirely contained within the mountainous foothills of the Andes. In terms of production Volume, San Juan is Argentina's second-largest wine region after Mendoza.

It accounts for 17 percent of the national Vineyard">Vineyard area with 32,274 hectares (79,752 acres) recorded by the National Viticulture Institute in 2019. About half of the province's agricultural land is devoted to vineyards. Vineyards lie in a series of valleys across the center-west of San Juan. The most important area of production is the Tulum Valley.

Other subregions include the Zonda Valley and the high-quality Pedernal Valley. San Juan Grape Varieties Syrah and the ever-present Malbec are the foremost varieties in terms of prestige. In terms of vineyard area, red grapes account for just under 38 percent of the total, with white grapes at 26 percent. The 2019 Annual Surface Report of the National Viticulture Institute recorded the main varieties.

The top white wines of Winery Graffigna

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Graffigna

How Winery Graffigna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or lean fish such as recipes of sea sauerkraut with white wine, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or cod coco à la samana (dominican republic).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Graffigna

On the nose the white wine of Winery Graffigna. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, papaya or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Graffigna. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Graffigna

  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.44/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Winery Graffigna

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Graffigna

How Winery Graffigna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, navarin of lamb or grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Graffigna

Planning a wine route in the of San Juan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Graffigna.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Graffigna and wines from the region

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The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

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The word of the wine: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

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