The Winery Gruet of New Mexico

Winery Gruet - Barrel Select Chardonnay
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Precept Wine.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of New Mexico.
It is located in New Mexico
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The Winery Gruet is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 41 wines for sale in of New Mexico to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gruet wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Gruet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gruet

How Winery Gruet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork gyros, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gruet

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gruet. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or butter and sometimes also flavors of lemon, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gruet

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of New Mexico

NewMexico is a landlocked state on the southern border of the United States, flanked by Texas to the southeast and Arizona to the west. The state covers 316,000 square kilometers of high-altitude desert between latitudes 31° and 37°. The main Grape varieties used for wine production in New Mexico are Syrah, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Zinfandel. New Mexico has three American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) within its borders, all of which are located at these high altitudes: Middle Rio Grande Valley, Mimbres Valley and Mesilla Valley (which spills over into neighboring Texas).

About 40 wineries now operate in the state, producing wines from vinifera varieties and hybrids. New Mexico's continental desert Climate results in a particularly Short growing season, preventing grapes from reaching good levels of phenolic ripeness. Historically, New Mexico wines tend to be Unbalanced, with high sugar levels and low Acidity, and lack the Structure necessary for aging. Of course, there are cooler mesoclimates in New Mexico at higher elevations, and it is in these areas that the state's modern wine industry is emerging.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Gruet

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Gruet

How Winery Gruet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Gruet

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Gruet. often reveals types of flavors of cream, biscuits or apricot and sometimes also flavors of stone, almonds or cinnamon. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Gruet. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Gruet

  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.96/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

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.

The top red wines of Winery Gruet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gruet

How Winery Gruet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, chaouia lamb or algerian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gruet

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gruet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gruet

  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.

The top pink wines of Winery Gruet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gruet

How Winery Gruet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with milk and rosemary, caramelized pork ribs or venison leg with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Gruet

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gruet. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gruet

  • 2015With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gruet

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

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 Gruet and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.

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