The Winery Pico Viejo of Uco Valley of Mendoza

Winery Pico Viejo
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Mendoza.
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Pico Viejo is one of the best wineries to follow in Uco Valley.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pico Viejo wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Pico Viejo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pico Viejo

How Winery Pico Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pico Viejo

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pico Viejo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pico Viejo. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pico Viejo

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Uco Valley

The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Mendoza, Argentina. An hour's drive South from the city of Mendoza, it is home to some of the region's most famous wines. Argentina's primary Grape variety of Malbec shines here, producing terroir-driven red wines with a distinctive Floral">floralAroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.

In addition, some of Mendoza's finest white wines made from Chardonnay and Torrontés come from Uco Valley Vineyards. The relatively cool Climate allows the requisite slower ripening period. Although considered Part of the Mendoza region, the Uco Valley can be recognized in its own right on several counts. Not only is the vine-growing area quite distinct; the region is also home to several of Argentina's top producers.

Attracted by the excellent climate and soil, newcomers such as the Bordeaux-based names Lurton, Dassault, Rothschild and Rolland have raised the region's profile. The vineyards of Vista Flores have produced some particularly successful wines. Among Uco's specific merits is its high elevation at the foot of the Andes mountains. The valley's La Consulta and Tunuyan sub-regions sit at altitudes of 850 meters (2000 ft) and 1100m (3600 ft) respectively.

The top red wines of Winery Pico Viejo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pico Viejo

How Winery Pico Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pico Viejo

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pico Viejo

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Malbec

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pico Viejo

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

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 Pico Viejo and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Oxidation

Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.