Discover the top 100 best white wines of Central Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
white wines from the region of Central Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops with coconut cream, quiche lorraine or leek, carrot and parmesan gratin.
On the nose in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.
