The Winery Valle Arriba of Salta

Winery Valle Arriba - Mayuco Malbec
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 200 of the estates of Salta.
It is located in Salta

The Winery Valle Arriba is one of the best wineries to follow in Salta.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Salta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Valle Arriba wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Valle Arriba

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Valle Arriba

How Winery Valle Arriba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef goulash, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or keftas tajine with eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Valle Arriba

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Valle Arriba

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Tannat

Discovering the wine region of Salta

Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.

Mulitple vineyards of the Salta region sit at lower latitudes and higher altitudes than anywhere else on earth. Interestingly, these two factors Balance each other out to create an excellent Climate for viticulture as the cold temperatures associated with high altitude are mitigated by the high temperatures found at these latitudes. Salta's mountainous landscape creates a rain shadow over the vineyards below, ensuring Clear skies and low levels of precipitation. Average annual rainfall throughout the region swings between a mere 185 to 250mm (7-10in).

The convenient flipside is that the mountains also provide irrigation, sending a reliable supply of meltwater down from the snowy peaks. This mesoclimate benefits from a wide diurnal temperature variation, which allows the grapes to develop phenolic ripeness while retaining good Acidity. Summer temperatures in Salta reach 38°C (100°F) in the day time, while dropping to as low as 12°C (55°F) at night. Winters here are cold with temperatures reaching -6°C (21°F) which comes with a high threat of damaging frosts.

The top white wines of Winery Valle Arriba

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Valle Arriba

How Winery Valle Arriba wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, vegetarian or aperitif such as recipes of carry camaron (gambas) from reunion, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or roasted pumpkin seeds.

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

  • Torrontés

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

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Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

News about Winery Valle Arriba and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Argentina: Award-winning wines to celebrate Malbec World Day

This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.

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