Discover the top 100 best red wines of Central Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Central Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Heart of modern Chilean wine: structured, sunny reds, dense, blackcurranty Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo (Chilean cradle of the grape), signature Carménère with notes of ripe pepper, black fruit and sweet spices from Colchagua, supple Merlot and deep Syrah. Round Chardonnay whites and lively, sharp Sauvignon. Mediterranean climate, 400 km between Andes and Pacific. Star sub-regions: Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Curicó, Maule.
Ample, accessible wines.
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.
red wines from the region of Central Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, grandma melanie's cassoulet or duck breast with pepper sauce.
On the nose in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or violet. In the mouth in the region of Central Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
