The Winery Valle de la Puerta of Famatina of La Rioja

Winery Valle de la Puerta - Alta Bonarda
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of La Rioja.
It is located in Famatina in the region of La Rioja

The Winery Valle de la Puerta is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Famatina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Valle de la Puerta wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta

How Winery Valle de la Puerta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac, spaghetti carbonara or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

On the nose the red wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

  • 2007With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta.

  • Malbec
  • Bonarda
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Famatina

Famatina is a remote, Dry and dusty river valley in the foothills of the Andes, within the La Rioja region of Argentina. Torrontés is by far the most important Grape variety planted in Famatina, and produces fresh, Aromatic white wines. The ever-present Malbec produces excellent wines in the region as well, along with Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The small town of Famatina and the slightly larger town of Chilecito are home to the region's 500 or so small, family-owned vineyards.

These mostly produce grapes for the La Riojana Co-Operative that operates in the valley. Founded in 1940 by Italian immigrants, the co-operative is the dominant wine-production force in the valley, and the country's largest producer of Torrontés wines. Conditions can be Harsh. Summer temperatures can reach 45°c (113°F), while there is only 180mm (7 inches) of rainfall per year.

However, the Terroir here is moderated by the altitude, which is higher than that of Mendoza in the South. Vineyards in Famatina can be found at between 900 and 1,400 meters (2,950-4,600ft) above sea level. At this altitude, the vines experience intense solar radiation during the day and much cooler nights, This leads to an extended growing season during which the grapes have time to develop both Flavor complexity and Acidity. The increased diurnal temperature variation makes Famatina more suited to Torrontés than Mendoza in the south.

The top white wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta

How Winery Valle de la Puerta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, vegetarian or aperitif such as recipes of piperade, nanie's diced ham quiche or tuna spread.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

On the nose the white wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta.

  • Torrontés

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Valle de la Puerta

How Winery Valle de la Puerta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of country cabbage, mackerel in white wine or veal axoa (basque country).

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Valle de la Puerta.

  • Torrontés
  • Moscatel

The word of the wine: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Valle de la Puerta

Planning a wine route in the of Famatina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Valle de la Puerta.

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.

News about Winery Valle de la Puerta and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

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