The Winery Santa Elena of Aguascalientes of Center

Winery Santa Elena - Sophie Nebbiolo
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Center.
It is located in Aguascalientes in the region of Center

The Winery Santa Elena is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Aguascalientes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Santa Elena wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Santa Elena

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Santa Elena

How Winery Santa Elena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or aiguillette of duck normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Santa Elena

On the nose the red wine of Winery Santa Elena. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Santa Elena. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Santa Elena

  • 1992With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Nebbiolo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Aguascalientes

The wine region of Aguascalientes is located in the region of Center of Mexico. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Santa Elena or the Domaine Santa Elena produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aguascalientes are Malbec, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aguascalientes often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tree fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of Aguascalientes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Aguascalientes, producing 66 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Aguascalientes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top pink wines of Winery Santa Elena

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Santa Elena

How Winery Santa Elena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Santa Elena

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Santa Elena. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Santa Elena

  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Cinsault

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.

The top white wines of Winery Santa Elena

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Santa Elena

How Winery Santa Elena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, baked duck legs with potatoes or sliced tuna with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Santa Elena

On the nose the white wine of Winery Santa Elena. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Santa Elena

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: SR

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Santa Elena

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Santa Elena and wines from the region

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Decanter magazine latest issue: April 2022

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The word of the wine: SR

A company of harvesters and handlers who have pooled their equipment (press, vats, etc.).