Winery AlicantoGran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Carmenère.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère of Winery Alicanto in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère
Pairings that work perfectly with Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère
Original food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère
The Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère of Winery Alicanto matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef curry, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alicanto's Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Carménère from Winery Alicanto are 2007, 2006, 2010, 0 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Alicanto
The Winery Alicanto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rapel Valley
Rapel Valley is a large wine-producing region in Chile's Central Valley. Made up of the Colchagua and Cachapoal valleys, the area produces roughly a quarter of all Chilean wine. The Warm, Dry region makes a wide range of wine styles, ranging from everyday wines to some of Chile's most expensive and prestigious offerings. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carmenère are the most important grape varieties planted here.
The wine region of Central Valley
The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.
The word of the wine: Evolved
Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.
