The Winery Pijoan of Valle de Guadalupe of North

Winery Pijoan - Leonora
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of North.
It is located in Valle de Guadalupe in the region of North

The Winery Pijoan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Valle de Guadalupe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pijoan wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pijoan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pijoan

How Winery Pijoan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or duck legs with cider and small onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pijoan

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pijoan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, coffee or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pijoan. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pijoan

  • 2002With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.89/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Grenache
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Valle de Guadalupe

The wine region of Valle de Guadalupe is located in the region of Baja California of North of Mexico. We currently count 230 estates and châteaux in the of Valle de Guadalupe, producing 891 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valle de Guadalupe go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top pink wines of Winery Pijoan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pijoan

How Winery Pijoan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, lamb chops with tarragon cream or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Pijoan

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Pijoan. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Pijoan

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Colombard

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top sweet wines of Winery Pijoan

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Pijoan

How Winery Pijoan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or wild rabbit with cider.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Pijoan.

  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.

The top white wines of Winery Pijoan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pijoan

How Winery Pijoan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream), shrimp and chorizo risotto or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pijoan

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pijoan. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pijoan

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moscato Bianco

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pijoan

Planning a wine route in the of Valle de Guadalupe? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Pijoan.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Pijoan and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.

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