Top 100 red wines of Lontue Valley - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Lontue Valley of Curico Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Lontue Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Lontue Valley

Southern sub-zone of the Curicó Valley (central Chile): signature Cabernet Sauvignon as red king — deep robe with notes of blackcurrant, black cherry, plum, blackberry, tobacco and spices, firm tannins and balanced structure. Sauvignon Blanc as white king — fresh and expressive with vivid notes of citrus, herbs and a mineral touch. Chardonnay, Merlot, Carmenère, Pinot and Syrah in support. Mediterranean climate, limestone-volcanic-clay-sandy soils, home to Valdivieso and Echeverria.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lontue Valley

red wines from the region of Lontue Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, lamb stew with melting peppers or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lontue Valley

On the nose in the region of Lontue Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak. In the mouth in the region of Lontue Valley is a powerful.