The Winery Mayu of Elqui Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Mayu
The winery offers 47 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Elqui Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Mayu is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 47 wines for sale in of Elqui Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mayu wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Mayu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mayu

How Winery Mayu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, pasta with goat cheese, thyme and bacon or sauté of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mayu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mayu. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raisin or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mayu. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mayu

  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Carménère
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Elqui Valley

The Elqui Valley wine region is located 400 kilometers (250mi) North of the Chilean capital, Central-valley/maipo-valley/santiago">Santiago, at the very southern edge of the Atacama Desert. Its latitude of 29° makes it Chile's northernmost wine region, for now at least; the country's determined wine pioneers are now setting their sights as far north as the Atacama. Traditionally the region focused exclusively on producing Chile's trademark brandy, Pisco, but today Elqui Valley vineyards are producing Bright, intensely Aromatic wines, most notably from Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah. As might be expected in an arid, largely uninhabited region surrounded by desert, the valley is hot and Dry making irrigation essential in all vineyards here.

The Elqui province is famous for its bright sunshine, pure air and Clear skies as well as a number of astronomical observatories. Vineyards here receive far higher levels of solar radiation than any European wine region, and this seems to translate into the wine style. The vibrant intensity of Elqui Valley wines, when yields and potential Alcohol are kept in check, can be quite remarkable. The secret to successful viticulture this close to the equator is altitude.

Elqui's vineyards sit up to 2,000 meters (6,550ft) above sea level, which means that the Warm, bright, days are followed by cool, fresh nights. This diurnal temperature variation lengthens the grape growing season, of which allows grapes time to develop intense varietal character, while retaining refreshing levels of acidity. Wineries all over Chile now focus heavily on the altitude of their vineyards. Altitude has become as much a marketing tool as a key element of terroir.

The top white wines of Winery Mayu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mayu

How Winery Mayu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lobster armorican style, salmon and goat cheese quiche or onion and goat/honey tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mayu

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mayu. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mayu. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mayu

  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pedro Ximenez
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Mayu

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mayu

How Winery Mayu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, rack of lamb with herbs or caramelized lamb mice.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Mayu

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mayu. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mayu

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mayu.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carménère

The word of the wine: Part

Name of the barrel used in Burgundy (capacity of 228 litres).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mayu

Planning a wine route in the of Elqui Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mayu.

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.

News about Winery Mayu and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Part

Name of the barrel used in Burgundy (capacity of 228 litres).

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