The Winery Los Cerros de San Juan of Canelones

Winery Los Cerros de San Juan
The winery offers 62 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Los Cerros de San Juan.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Canelones.
It is located in Canelones

The Winery Los Cerros de San Juan is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 62 wines for sale in of Canelones to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Los Cerros de San Juan wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

How Winery Los Cerros de San Juan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of savoyard matafans, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or peach and apricot chicken (about 270 calories).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Canelones

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.

The top white wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

How Winery Los Cerros de San Juan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with prunes, mexican salad with spicy dressing or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

How Winery Los Cerros de San Juan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beer goulash, daniel's algerian couscous or spanish paella.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan.

  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

How Winery Los Cerros de San Juan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Los Cerros de San Juan

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

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.

News about Winery Los Cerros de San Juan and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

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-Burgy, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

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Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

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The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.

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