The Winery Porco Diablo of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza

Winery Porco Diablo - Déspota Chardonnay - Pinot Noir Extra Brut
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Mendoza.
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Porco Diablo is one of the best wineries to follow in Lujan de Cuyo.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Porco Diablo wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Porco Diablo

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Porco Diablo

How Winery Porco Diablo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of paupiettes à la mérignicaise, ham and cheese omelette or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Porco Diablo.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.

These include Catena Zapata, Bodega Septima and Cheval des Andes. The small town of Luján de Cuyo is on the northern banks of the Mendoza River. From here the viticultural area of the same name stretches south for roughly 30 kilometers (20 miles) between the Andes Mountains in the west and the Lunlunta hills in the east. The region was the first in Argentina to be officially recognized as an appellation in 1993, and includes the wine-producing zones of Vistalba, Las Compuertas, Perdriel, Agrelo and Ugarteche.

MaipuLies directly east of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley is to the south. The region's position on the edge of the imposing Andes mountain chain has an enormous effect on the Terroir. The hot, DryClimate is moderated by the high altitude of the region, averaging about 1000m (3300ft) above sea level. At this altitude, the vineyards are subject to more-intense solar radiation during the day than lower-lying areas.

The top red wines of Winery Porco Diablo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Porco Diablo

How Winery Porco Diablo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of vegetable noddles, lamb mice confit in port wine or nachos (chicken).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Porco Diablo

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Porco Diablo. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Porco Diablo

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Malbec

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Porco Diablo

Planning a wine route in the of Lujan de Cuyo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Porco Diablo.

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.

News about Winery Porco Diablo and wines from the region

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Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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The word of the wine: Local wine

Table wine, but with the origin indicated. It corresponds to a particular legislation: the freedom to use grape varieties is greater than for the AOC, but the quality criteria such as the approval tastings can sometimes be more demanding. The legislation is still evolving, but for the moment there are three levels: regional (e.g. Vin de Pays d'Oc), departmental and local (e.g. Côtes de Thongue).