Winery AraucanoAlka Carmenere
Red wine
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
On the nose the Alka Carmenere of Winery Araucano in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Alka Carmenere
Pairings that work perfectly with Alka Carmenere
Original food and wine pairings with Alka Carmenere
The Alka Carmenere of Winery Araucano matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of family potluck, meat and goat pie or lebanese lamb meatball.
Details and technical informations about Winery Araucano's Alka Carmenere.
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 Alka Carmenere from Winery Araucano are 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Araucano
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
