The wine region of Walla Walla Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 225 estates and châteaux in the of Walla Walla Valley, producing 840 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.
wines from the region of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, mullet with onions and white wine or vincent's tuna mascarpone pizza.
On the nose in the region of Walla Walla Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Walla Walla Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
