Winery AlpacaSpecial Blend Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Carmenère and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Special Blend Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Special Blend Red
Original food and wine pairings with Special Blend Red
The Special Blend Red of Winery Alpaca matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of savoyard matafans, meatballs catalan style or savoyard crozet gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alpaca's Special Blend Red.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Special Blend Red from Winery Alpaca are 2018, 2019, 0
Informations about the Winery Alpaca
The Winery Alpaca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Bright
Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.
