Winery Araucano - Alka Carmenere

Winery AraucanoAlka Carmenere

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Alka Carmenere of Winery Araucano is a red wine from the region of Colchagua Valley of Central Valley.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carménère.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Alka Carmenere of the Winery Araucano is in the top 90 of wines of Colchagua Valley.

Taste structure of the Alka Carmenere from the Winery Araucano

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alka Carmenere of Winery Araucano in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Alka Carmenere of Winery Araucano in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Araucano's Alka Carmenere.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Alka Carmenere - 2015
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alka Carmenere - 2014
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alka Carmenere - 2013
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Alka Carmenere - 2012
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alka Carmenere - 2011
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alka Carmenere - 2010
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alka Carmenere - 2009
In the top 90 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Alka Carmenere from Winery Araucano are 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Araucano

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Francois Lurton.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colchagua Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Araucano is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Central Valley
In the top 150 of of Chile wines
In the top 95 of of Colchagua Valley wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 wines of the world

The wine region of Colchagua Valley

The wine region of Colchagua Valley is located in the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley of Chile. We currently count 487 estates and châteaux in the of Colchagua Valley, producing 2420 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colchagua Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

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The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)

A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.

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