The Winery Viña El Escorial of Aconcagua Valley of Aconcagua

Winery Viña El Escorial - Cornisa Premium Syrah - Malbec
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Aconcagua.
It is located in Aconcagua Valley in the region of Aconcagua
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The Winery Viña El Escorial is one of the best wineries to follow in Aconcagua Valley.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Aconcagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viña El Escorial wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viña El Escorial

How Winery Viña El Escorial wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, marinated lamb chops or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

On the nose the red wine of Winery Viña El Escorial. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Viña El Escorial. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

  • 2017With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Viña El Escorial.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Carménère
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Aconcagua Valley

The Aconcagua Valley is a wine-producing region of Chile, located 100 kilometres (60 miles) North of the capital, Santiago. It was Long thought that this hot, Dry valley was not suitable for growing wine grapes but the quality of the region's modern-day Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot has robustly reversed this opinion. The Aconcagua Valley is found on the east side of the Aconcagua region, one of Chile's four main producing regions. It takes its name from the eponymous river flowing through it, which in turn is named after the 6,960 meter-high (2,284ft) Mt.

Aconcagua at its eastern end. This is the highest mountain in the Americas and directly contributes to the terroirs found in the valley below. Measuring around 100km (60 miles) in Length, the valley runs between the slopes of the Andes in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Many wine-growing areas are closely linked to the river and follow its course as it brings fresh meltwater (and mineral-laden silt) down from the Andean peaks provides Vineyard">Vineyard irrigation.

Vineyard altitude in Aconcagua varies from 1,000 meters (3300ft) above sea level in the east to 50m (160ft) in the lower-lying regions in the west. The soils of the Aconcagua Valley towards the Andean peaks are predominately rocky, providing competition for root systems - a characteristic that is desirable for vigourous varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon. Stones on the surface of the soil prevent sunlight from evaporating moisture – a valued commodity in the hot Climate. The altitude also creates a distinctive climatic characteristic: as the Warm, dry land of the region heats up during the afternoon, the hot air in the east rises rapidly upwards, sucking in cooler air from the Pacific Ocean to the west.

The top white wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Viña El Escorial

How Winery Viña El Escorial wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of barbecued lobster, fillet of saithe with cream and mustard or apple cake.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Viña El Escorial.

  • Chenin Blanc

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Viña El Escorial

How Winery Viña El Escorial wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of carry camaron (gambas) from reunion or tiramisu (original recipe).

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Viña El Escorial

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Viña El Escorial.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Deep

A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.

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Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

News about Winery Viña El Escorial and wines from the region

Champagne glass pyramid sets new world record

At 8.23 metres tall (27ft), a three-sided pyramid made from 54,740 Champagne coupes has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest drinking glass pyramid’. A specialist team spent five days between Christmas and New Year delicately constructing the wine glass tower at luxury Dubai resort Atlantis, The Palm, which announced the news. It said the attempt was co-organised by Moët & Chandon, as part of Champagne house’s ‘Effervescence’ event series. Guinness Wo ...

English wines made by two MWs set for charity sale

Bottles of three different wines made by the two Masters of Wine in partnership with English producers will be part of the special charity sale this week, beginning on Thursday (25 November). All profits will go to the Marine Conservation Society, a charity that works to protect and restore the sea and its ecosystem, said Barrie and Richards. ‘We’re proud to be working with the Marine Conservation Society,’ said Susie Barrie MW. ‘English wine may have benefited in some regards from climate chang ...

Scotch whisky collection joins the NFT fad

Fife-based business The Whisky Barrel, managed by brothers Alastair and Chris Brown, has initially released a 30-year-old Glen Moray single malt, priced at £350 and limited to 152 numbered bottles. Each bottle carries a unique QR code linked to its Digital Provenance Certificate or Non-Fungible Token (NFT), which uses blockchain technology to to securely transmit product information on a public ledger. This, the company said, will help collectors to alleviate the risk of buying a fake bottle. Th ...

The word of the wine: Deep

A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.