The wine region of Loncomilla Valley is located in the region of Maule Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gillmore or the Domaine Cremaschi Furlotti produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Loncomilla Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Loncomilla Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or floral.
In the mouth of Loncomilla Valley is a powerful. We currently count 33 estates and châteaux in the of Loncomilla Valley, producing 183 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Loncomilla 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.
red wines from the region of Loncomilla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of meat and goat pie, pasta with 4 cheese sauce or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
