Discover the top 100 best wines of Loncomilla Valley of Maule Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Loncomilla Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Valley at the heart of Chile's Maule Valley DO around San Javier and Villa Alegre (250 km south of Santiago): signature Bordeaux varieties — Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot as ruling reds with red and black fruits (cherry, plum, blackcurrant), meaty, accessible profile. Spicy Carmenère and old-vine Carignan complement, ancestral Pais emerging. Mediterranean climate, tempering Pacific breezes, 20°C diurnal range, long phenolic ripening.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
wines from the region of Loncomilla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb marinated in white wine or duck breast with orange sauce.
On the nose in the region of Loncomilla Valley often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Loncomilla Valley is a powerful.
