Discover the top 100 best wines of Colchagua Valley of Rapel Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Colchagua Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Chilean powerhouse of bold reds: signature Carménère as red king — opulent and velvety with notes of ripe plum, blackberry, grilled pepper, smoked paprika and a chocolate-spice touch, coated tannins and bursting fruit. Structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, eucalyptus) is the star complement. Fleshy Syrah, supple Merlot and dense Malbec in reds. DO sub-valley of the Rapel south of Santiago, Mediterranean climate between Andes and Pacific.
Icon wines (Apalta, Los Lingues).
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
wines from the region of Colchagua Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, chicken lasagna or lamb curry.
On the nose in the region of Colchagua Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, licorice or plum. In the mouth in the region of Colchagua Valley is a powerful.
