Winery Huarpe - Guayquil el Elegido

Winery HuarpeGuayquil el Elegido

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Guayquil el Elegido of Winery Huarpe is a red wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with earth taste

smoke, graphite

On the nose the Guayquil el Elegido of Winery Huarpe in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Huarpe's Guayquil el Elegido.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Guayquil el Elegido - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2012
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2011
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2010
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2009
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Guayquil el Elegido - 2008
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Guayquil el Elegido from Winery Huarpe are 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Huarpe

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Huarpe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 350 of of Argentina wines
In the top 350 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 8500 wines of the world

The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

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