The Winery Ochotierras of Limarí Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Ochotierras
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Limarí Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Ochotierras is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Limarí Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ochotierras wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ochotierras

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ochotierras

How Winery Ochotierras wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb tagine with honey and onions or rabbit with cider and apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ochotierras

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ochotierras. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ochotierras. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ochotierras

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Limarí Valley

Limarí Valley is one of the Northernmost winegrowing regions in Chile, located 200 miles (320km) north of the Chilean capital, Santiago. This location places it at a latitude of 30° South, well beyond the latitudes traditionally associated with winegrowing. To provide context, the equivalent parallel in the Northern Hemisphere passes through Egypt, Iraq and northern Mexico. Despite all of this, Limarí Valley is not Chile's most northerly region; a further 50 miles (80km) north Lies the Elqui Valley.

Chardonnay is the star Grape variety in Limari Valley wines, producing wines with a certain minerality thanks to the relatively cool Climate and the limestone content in the soil. Syrah is also successful here, producing savory styles in the cooler, coastal vineyards and fuller, fruit-driven styles in Warmer, inland sites. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot – Chile's most successful varieties also feature, alongside the Chilean signature grape, Carmenère. Because of its proximity to the equator (not to mention the world's driest desert – the Atacama), the Limarí Valley is hot and relatively Dry.

It is cooler and greener than the land on either side of it, thanks almost entirely to the narrow gap the Limarí River has created in the coastal hills. On either side of this gap, the coastal ranges rise to almost 2300ft (700m), preventing cooling Pacific breezes from reaching inland areas. On summer mornings, the coastal "Camanchaca" fog creeps through the gap and up into the valley. The fog refreshes the local vineyards with cool, moist air for much of the morning, until the sun has risen above the Andes and begins re-establishing the warm, dry, desert-like conditions with which northern Chile is more often associated.

The top white wines of Winery Ochotierras

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ochotierras

How Winery Ochotierras wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of fish curry à la reunion, quiche without pastry or pasta with zucchini sauce.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ochotierras

  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ochotierras

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

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.

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The word of the wine: Alcohol

A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.

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