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.
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.
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 tournedos rossini with port sauce, old-fashioned pork roll or duck and peach brochettes.
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.
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.
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 empanadas de carne (argentina), summer tuna quiche or patatas bravas (fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce).
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.
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.
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 baeckeoffe, sea bream fillets with capers or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
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