The Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre of Limarí Valley of Coquimbo

Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre - Amor
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 120 of the estates of Coquimbo.
It is located in Limarí Valley in the region of Coquimbo

The Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre is one of the best wineries to follow in Limarí Valley.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Limarí Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

How Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of meat and goat pie, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or cordon bleu with veal and cured ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Limarí Valley

Limarí Valley is one of the Northernmost winegrowing regions in Chile, located 200 miles (320km) north of the Chilean capital, Santiago. This location places it at a latitude of 30° South, well beyond the latitudes traditionally associated with winegrowing. To provide context, the equivalent parallel in the Northern Hemisphere passes through Egypt, Iraq and northern Mexico. Despite all of this, Limarí Valley is not Chile's most northerly region; a further 50 miles (80km) north Lies the Elqui Valley.

Chardonnay is the star Grape variety in Limari Valley wines, producing wines with a certain minerality thanks to the relatively cool Climate and the limestone content in the soil. Syrah is also successful here, producing savory styles in the cooler, coastal vineyards and fuller, fruit-driven styles in Warmer, inland sites. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot – Chile's most successful varieties also feature, alongside the Chilean signature grape, Carmenère. Because of its proximity to the equator (not to mention the world's driest desert – the Atacama), the Limarí Valley is hot and relatively Dry.

It is cooler and greener than the land on either side of it, thanks almost entirely to the narrow gap the Limarí River has created in the coastal hills. On either side of this gap, the coastal ranges rise to almost 2300ft (700m), preventing cooling Pacific breezes from reaching inland areas. On summer mornings, the coastal "Camanchaca" fog creeps through the gap and up into the valley. The fog refreshes the local vineyards with cool, moist air for much of the morning, until the sun has risen above the Andes and begins re-establishing the warm, dry, desert-like conditions with which northern Chile is more often associated.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

How Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Petit brun

The petit brun is a black grape variety that is becoming rarer. It is found particularly in Provence, where it is one of the many other grape varieties that make up the reputation of this region. It is probably of Italian origin and is used to make the best red wines. It is known as "brun des Hautes Alpes". In order to be more productive, the vine needs to be pruned short and develops perfectly when it is well exposed. In France, Petit Brun is one of the secondary grape varieties used in the Palette appellations. The AOC Palette is considered the oldest in Provence. The wine made from petit brun is a dark red, particularly tannic. It gives off aromas of undergrowth and a floral scent. In the wines of Château Crémade, the petit brun gives them an exceptional subtlety.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre

Planning a wine route in the of Limarí Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin

Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

News about Winery Viña Francisco de Aguirre and wines from the region

Chile harvest report 2022: ‘a challenging year in terms of climate’ 

Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...

Chile harvest report 2022: ‘a challenging year in terms of climate’ 

Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...

First single-vineyard Rioja sparkling wine released

It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...

The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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