The Winery Xumek of San Juan

Winery Xumek
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 99 of the estates of San Juan.
It is located in San Juan

The Winery Xumek is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of San Juan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Xumek wines

Looking for the best Winery Xumek wines in San Juan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Xumek 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 Xumek wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Xumek

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Xumek

How Winery Xumek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, lamb chops with honey and spices or pancake batter.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Xumek

On the nose the red wine of Winery Xumek. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Xumek. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Xumek

  • 2010With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of San Juan

San Juan is an important Argentinean wine-producing area, producing wines of increasing quality using traditional European Grape varieties. The wine region of San Juan covers the administrative area of the same name in the north-western corner of Argentina. The province sits between Mendoza and La Rioja, and is almost entirely contained within the mountainous foothills of the Andes. In terms of production Volume, San Juan is Argentina's second-largest wine region after Mendoza.

It accounts for 17 percent of the national Vineyard">Vineyard area with 32,274 hectares (79,752 acres) recorded by the National Viticulture Institute in 2019. About half of the province's agricultural land is devoted to vineyards. Vineyards lie in a series of valleys across the center-west of San Juan. The most important area of production is the Tulum Valley.

Other subregions include the Zonda Valley and the high-quality Pedernal Valley. San Juan Grape Varieties Syrah and the ever-present Malbec are the foremost varieties in terms of prestige. In terms of vineyard area, red grapes account for just under 38 percent of the total, with white grapes at 26 percent. The 2019 Annual Surface Report of the National Viticulture Institute recorded the main varieties.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Xumek

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Xumek

How Winery Xumek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sarthe pot, english breakfast or duck aiguillettes with apples.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Xumek

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top white wines of Winery Xumek

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Xumek

How Winery Xumek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flamenkuche express, fresh salmon risotto or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Xumek

On the nose the white wine of Winery Xumek. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Xumek. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Xumek

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

The top pink wines of Winery Xumek

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Xumek

How Winery Xumek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, sauté of veal with tomato or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Xumek

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Xumek

Planning a wine route in the of San Juan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Xumek.

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 Xumek and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

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