The Winery Calcu of Colchagua Valley of Central Valley

Winery Calcu
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Maquis.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Colchagua Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Calcu is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Calcu wines

Looking for the best Winery Calcu wines in Colchagua Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Calcu wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Calcu wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Calcu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Calcu

How Winery Calcu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef goulash, chicken lasagna or mouse of lamb with honey and thyme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Calcu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Calcu. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, blackberry or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of leather, dark chocolate or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Calcu. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Calcu

  • 2009With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Calcu.

  • Carménère
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering 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 top pink wines of Winery Calcu

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Calcu

How Winery Calcu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, rice with paprika and merguez or baked sea bream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Calcu

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Calcu. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Calcu

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Calcu.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top white wines of Winery Calcu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Calcu

How Winery Calcu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of shrimp, coconut and ginger soup, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or provençal tart with tomato and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Calcu

On the nose the white wine of Winery Calcu. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Calcu. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Calcu

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Calcu.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: OIV

International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Intergovernmental organization studying the technical, scientific or economic questions raised by the culture of the vine and the production of wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Calcu

Planning a wine route in the of Colchagua Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Calcu.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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