Winery Salentein - Killka Chardonnay

Winery Salentein Killka Chardonnay

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Killka Chardonnay of Winery Salentein is a white wine from the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Killka Chardonnay from the Winery Salentein

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Killka Chardonnay of Winery Salentein in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

On the nose the Killka Chardonnay of Winery Salentein in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.

Details and technical informations about Winery Salentein's Killka Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Killka Chardonnay - 2020
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2019
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0
Killka Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Uco Valley wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Killka Chardonnay from Winery Salentein are 2012, 2016, 2010, 2019 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Salentein

The winery offers 134 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Uco Valley in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Salentein is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 96 wines for sale in the of Uco Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 5000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 4500 of of Uco Valley wines
In the top 40000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Uco Valley

The Uco Valley (Valle de Uco) is a key winegrowing region of Argentina/mendoza">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">floral Aroma. Cabernet Franc is much less widely planted, but some great results have been achieved.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.

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