The Winery Lafken of Casablanca Valley of Aconcagua

Winery Lafken
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Aconcagua.
It is located in Casablanca Valley in the region of Aconcagua
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The Winery Lafken is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Casablanca Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lafken wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lafken

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lafken

How Winery Lafken wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), moussaka with spices or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lafken

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lafken. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lafken. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lafken

  • 2010With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5

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

  • Carménère
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Casablanca Valley

Casablanca Valley is a wine-growing region of Chile, located 100 kilometers (60 miles) North-west of the country's capital, Santiago. The east-west-oriented valley is roughly 30km (20 miles) Long, stretching to the eastern border of the Valparaiso province. It is best known for its crisp white wines, most notably made from the Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay grape varieties which have gained it recognition as one of Chile's quality wine regions. It has attracted considerable investment from wine companies based in other Chilean regions who were looking to boost their white wine portfolio, and from abroad.

Pinot Noir, which is responsive to the cooler Climates found in this coastal area, is also grown with some success. The region is relatively New by Chilean standards. Casablanca Valley's first Vineyards were planted in the 1980s during the revitalization of the Chilean wine industry. Expansion of vineyards around the industrial town of Casablanca followed, and vines now dominate the valley's landscape, even if a lack of water for irrigation (and restrictive local laws relating to this) have delayed vineyard planting.

Because it is only 30km (20 miles) from the Pacific Ocean at its furthest point, Casablanca Valley is strongly influenced by the cooling effects of the Humboldt Current, which flows up the west coast of Chile from the Antarctic. Cooling afternoon breezes blow from the ocean towards the mountains in the east, Filling the vacuum created by Warm air rising in the east. The reverse winds in the evening, however, are not sufficiently strong to provide a cool finish to Casablanca days. Given the valley's location at 33°S (much closer to the Equator than any European vineyard), viticulture here is possible largely because of the oceanic influence, which brings cool morning fog and greater cloud cover than is found elsewhere in the north of Chile.

The top white wines of Winery Lafken

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lafken

How Winery Lafken wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, norwegian salmon parmentier or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lafken

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lafken. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lafken. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lafken

  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.