The Winery Peñalolen of Casablanca Valley of Aconcagua

Winery Peñalolen
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Domus Aurea.
It is ranked in the top 23 of the estates of Aconcagua.
It is located in Casablanca Valley in the region of Aconcagua

The Winery Peñalolen is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Casablanca Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Peñalolen wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Peñalolen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Peñalolen

How Winery Peñalolen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or my mother's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Peñalolen

On the nose the red wine of Winery Peñalolen. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or toasty and sometimes also flavors of mint, cinnamon or cheese. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Peñalolen. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Peñalolen

  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Carménère
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 Peñalolen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Peñalolen

How Winery Peñalolen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery), baked cod portuguese style or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Peñalolen

On the nose the white wine of Winery Peñalolen. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Peñalolen. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Peñalolen

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Peñalolen

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Peñalolen and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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-Uchizy, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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-Solutré-Pouilly, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.