The Winery Familia Blanco of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza

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The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 120 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Familia Blanco is one of the best wineries to follow in Lujan de Cuyo.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Familia Blanco wines

Looking for the best Winery Familia Blanco wines in Lujan de Cuyo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Familia Blanco 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 Familia Blanco wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Familia Blanco

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Familia Blanco

How Winery Familia Blanco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or roast chicken and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Familia Blanco

On the nose the red wine of Winery Familia Blanco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Familia Blanco. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Familia Blanco

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Bonarda
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering 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.

These include Catena Zapata, Bodega Septima and Cheval des Andes. The small town of Luján de Cuyo is on the northern banks of the Mendoza River. From here the viticultural area of the same name stretches south for roughly 30 kilometers (20 miles) between the Andes Mountains in the west and the Lunlunta hills in the east. The region was the first in Argentina to be officially recognized as an appellation in 1993, and includes the wine-producing zones of Vistalba, Las Compuertas, Perdriel, Agrelo and Ugarteche.

MaipuLies directly east of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley is to the south. The region's position on the edge of the imposing Andes mountain chain has an enormous effect on the Terroir. The hot, DryClimate is moderated by the high altitude of the region, averaging about 1000m (3300ft) above sea level. At this altitude, the vineyards are subject to more-intense solar radiation during the day than lower-lying areas.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Familia Blanco

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Familia Blanco

How Winery Familia Blanco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade marengo veal, quiche without pastry or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Familia Blanco

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Familia Blanco. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Familia Blanco.

  • Bonarda
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top white wines of Winery Familia Blanco

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Familia Blanco

How Winery Familia Blanco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of natural breton lobster, quiche without eggs or bacon and goat cheese pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Familia Blanco

On the nose the white wine of Winery Familia Blanco. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Familia Blanco. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Familia Blanco

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Torrontés

The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Familia Blanco

Planning a wine route in the of Lujan de Cuyo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Familia Blanco.

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.

News about Winery Familia Blanco and wines from the region

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Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

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The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.