The Winery Humanao of Salta

Winery Humanao
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Salta.
It is located in Salta

The Winery Humanao is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Salta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Humanao wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Humanao

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Humanao

How Winery Humanao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of barbecue burger, lamb stew from my mum or buns.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Humanao

On the nose the red wine of Winery Humanao. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, spices or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Humanao. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Humanao

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Salta

Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.

Mulitple vineyards of the Salta region sit at lower latitudes and higher altitudes than anywhere else on earth. Interestingly, these two factors Balance each other out to create an excellent Climate for viticulture as the cold temperatures associated with high altitude are mitigated by the high temperatures found at these latitudes. Salta's mountainous landscape creates a rain shadow over the vineyards below, ensuring Clear skies and low levels of precipitation. Average annual rainfall throughout the region swings between a mere 185 to 250mm (7-10in).

The convenient flipside is that the mountains also provide irrigation, sending a reliable supply of meltwater down from the snowy peaks. This mesoclimate benefits from a wide diurnal temperature variation, which allows the grapes to develop phenolic ripeness while retaining good Acidity. Summer temperatures in Salta reach 38°C (100°F) in the day time, while dropping to as low as 12°C (55°F) at night. Winters here are cold with temperatures reaching -6°C (21°F) which comes with a high threat of damaging frosts.

The top white wines of Winery Humanao

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Humanao

How Winery Humanao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of shrimp in coconut milk curry, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or goat's bacon and prune tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Humanao

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Humanao. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Humanao

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Torrontés

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Humanao

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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.

News about Winery Humanao and wines from the region

Bourgogne wines : The fundamentals

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

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-Vergisson, 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 ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.

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