Winery Calcu - Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial)

Winery CalcuCabernet Franc (Reserva Especial)

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) of Winery Calcu is a red wine from the region of Colchagua Valley of Central Valley.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) of Winery Calcu in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Calcu's Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial).

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

Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2018
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc (Reserva Especial) from Winery Calcu are 2018, 2014, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Calcu

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Maquis.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colchagua Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Calcu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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 2500 of of Chile wines
In the top 300 of of Colchagua Valley wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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Table wine, but with the origin indicated. It corresponds to a particular legislation: the freedom to use grape varieties is greater than for the AOC, but the quality criteria such as the approval tastings can sometimes be more demanding. The legislation is still evolving, but for the moment there are three levels: regional (e.g. Vin de Pays d'Oc), departmental and local (e.g. Côtes de Thongue).

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