The Winery Viniterra of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza

Winery Viniterra - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 58 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 62 of the estates of Mendoza.
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Viniterra is one of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viniterra wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Viniterra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viniterra

How Winery Viniterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or savoury cake base and various fillings.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viniterra

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viniterra

  • 2006With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.39/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.

These include Catena Zapata, Bodega Septima and Cheval des Andes. The small town of Luján de Cuyo is on the northern banks of the Mendoza River. From here the viticultural area of the same name stretches south for roughly 30 kilometers (20 miles) between the Andes Mountains in the west and the Lunlunta hills in the east. The region was the first in Argentina to be officially recognized as an appellation in 1993, and includes the wine-producing zones of Vistalba, Las Compuertas, Perdriel, Agrelo and Ugarteche.

MaipuLies directly east of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley is to the south. The region's position on the edge of the imposing Andes mountain chain has an enormous effect on the Terroir. The hot, DryClimate is moderated by the high altitude of the region, averaging about 1000m (3300ft) above sea level. At this altitude, the vineyards are subject to more-intense solar radiation during the day than lower-lying areas.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Viniterra

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Viniterra

How Winery Viniterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork cheeks with cider and honey, chicken pie or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Viniterra

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Viniterra. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Viniterra

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.21/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Viniterra.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Torrontés
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Winery Viniterra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Viniterra

How Winery Viniterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endives with ham, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Viniterra

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Viniterra. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Viniterra

  • 2019With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.19/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.19/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.17/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.12/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Torrontés
  • Criolla Grande
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

The top sweet wines of Winery Viniterra

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Viniterra

How Winery Viniterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery), wild boar bourguignon or spaghetti neapolitan style.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Viniterra.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Ugni blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Viniterra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Viniterra

How Winery Viniterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sloth pork loin, curried mouclade à la charentaise or pork colombo.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Viniterra.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Malbec
  • Ugni blanc

The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Viniterra

Planning a wine route in the of Lujan de Cuyo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Viniterra.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Viniterra and wines from the region

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 ...

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.