The Winery Sierra Oriental of Maldonado

Winery Sierra Oriental - Corte
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 64 of the estates of Maldonado.
It is located in Maldonado

The Winery Sierra Oriental is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sierra Oriental wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Sierra Oriental

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sierra Oriental

How Winery Sierra Oriental wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, lamb chops with spanish sauce or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sierra Oriental

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sierra Oriental. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sierra Oriental

  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Tannat
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Maldonado

Maldonado is an emerging wine region in the southeast of Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean, producing an array of red and white wines. As elsewhere in the country, the Tannat grape variety is most common. Other key red varieties are Merlot, Malbec and the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc). Leading white grapes in the region are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and Riesling.

The maritime influence is unsurprisingly marked here. Temperatures are mild with cool breezes moderating the summer heat. The region, which Lies roughly 120km (75 miles) east of the capital Montevideo, has higher altitudes and greater geological diversity than other parts of the country. There are many areas of Old, worn, rocky strata which provide free draining Vineyards high in minerals.

Some vineyard areas have more clay.

The top white wines of Winery Sierra Oriental

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sierra Oriental

How Winery Sierra Oriental wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of duck breast with red fruits, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or old-fashioned turkey fillets.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sierra Oriental

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sierra Oriental

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Sierra Oriental and wines from the region

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.