Winery Ballena Azul - Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc

Winery Ballena AzulFamily Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc

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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 Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballena Azul is a red wine from the region of Curico Valley of Central Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc from the Winery Ballena Azul

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballena Azul in the region of Central Valley is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ballena Azul's Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Curico Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Curico Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc from Winery Ballena Azul are 2016, 2014

Informations about the Winery Ballena Azul

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Curico Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Ballena Azul is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Curico Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Central Valley
In the top 9500 of of Chile wines
In the top 700 of of Curico Valley wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Curico Valley

Curicó Valley is a wine-producing region in CentralChile, located roughly 115 miles (185km) South of the Chilean capital, Santiago. It is divided into two sub-regions: Teno in the North and Lontue Valley in the south. The Curicó is known for its reliable, good value everyday wines, Particularly the reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon and whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Curicó's vineyards are planted with more varieties than anywhere else in Chile.


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: Sulphiting

Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.

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