The wine region of Lontue Valley is located in the region of Curico Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Caballo Loco or the Domaine Caballo Loco produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lontue Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lontue Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or raisin.
In the mouth of Lontue Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 55 estates and châteaux in the of Lontue Valley, producing 237 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lontue Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Lontue Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of baked marrow bones, pasta with avocado or simple and fragrant roast veal.
On the nose in the region of Lontue Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Lontue Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
