The Winery Tunquelen of Curico Valley of Central Valley

Winery Tunquelen - Imperial Pinot Noir Reserve
The winery offers 42 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 135 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Curico Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Tunquelen is one of the best wineries to follow in Curico Valley.. It offers 42 wines for sale in of Curico Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tunquelen wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Tunquelen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tunquelen

How Winery Tunquelen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), saltimbocca alla romana or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tunquelen

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tunquelen. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tunquelen. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tunquelen

  • 2018With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.39/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Curico Valley

Curicó Valley is a wine-producing region in CentralChile, located roughly 115 miles (185km) South of the Chilean capital, Santiago. It is divided into two sub-regions: Teno in the North and Lontue Valley in the south. The Curicó is known for its reliable, good value everyday wines, Particularly the reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon and whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Curicó's vineyards are planted with more varieties than anywhere else in Chile.

The first two grapes mentioned above are the most heavily planted, as they were when the region first appeared on the international wine map. The reds may not consistently rival the best from Maipo, and its Sauvignon Blanc may not quite match the fresh, Complex style found in Casablanca, but the valley is one of Chile's workhorse regions and its output is consistent and reliable. Curicó Valley growing conditions With respect to Climate, the eastern part of the valley – closer to the Andes Mountains – is cooler than the western section as it benefits from breezes coming down from the slopes of the Andes. In this way, it differs from regions further north, where the western ends of the valleys, being influenced by the Pacific Ocean, are generally cooler.

In Curicó, however, the hills of the Coastal Ranges dissipate the effect of east–west air movements. The major centers of production and the established high profile wineries (Echeverria, Montes, Viña San Pedro, TTorres and Valdivieso) are located around the cooler eastern towns of Curicó and Molino. The meltwater rivers Lontue and Teno that Flow through Curicó Valley (before converging to form the Mataquito River) have a significant effect on viticulture here. The region's varied soils are derived from limestone and volcanic rock from the Andes and have been deposited in the valley over time by the rivers (alluvial) as well as by gravity (colluvial).

The top white wines of Winery Tunquelen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tunquelen

How Winery Tunquelen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, tuna provencal style or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tunquelen

On the nose the white wine of Winery Tunquelen. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tunquelen. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tunquelen

  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.33/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Tunquelen

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tunquelen

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

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Tunquelen

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Tunquelen

  • 2020With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The word of the wine: Braucol

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tunquelen

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Tunquelen and wines from the region

Asolo Prosecco – Young at heart, wise in spirit

I n 2009 Prosecco was re-mapped in sweeping changes that created an extensive new zone for the production of Prosecco DOC and elevated the traditional growing areas of Valdobbiadene-Conegliano to DOCG, Italy’s top denomination. At that time, one might have overlooked the fact that the new legislation also created a small, independent DOCG for Asolo Prosecco to the west of the river Piave. The sparkling wines of the area had low visibility, producers were few and production was limited. However t ...

Fine wine auctions launched in aid of Ukraine crisis

Several fine wine auctions have been organised by the members of the trade in support of emergency relief efforts and humanitarian aid for people affected by war in Ukraine. One auction organised by private member club Crurated brought together more than 250 bottles from coveted producers. It included top names in Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, such as Louis Roederer (Cristal), Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Domaine Dujac and Bartolo Mascarello. Running from 14 to 20 March, a spokesperson told Decanter th ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

The word of the wine: Braucol

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