Winery Carta ViejaCarmenère
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 Carmenère of the Winery Carta Vieja is in the top 30 of wines of Loncomilla Valley.
Taste structure of the Carmenère from the Winery Carta Vieja
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Carmenère of Winery Carta Vieja in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Carmenère of Winery Carta Vieja in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, plum or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Carmenère
Pairings that work perfectly with Carmenère
Original food and wine pairings with Carmenère
The Carmenère of Winery Carta Vieja matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, mascarpone pasta with tomato sauce or pizza queen with merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Carta Vieja's Carmenère.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Carmenère from Winery Carta Vieja are 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Carta Vieja
The Winery Carta Vieja is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 79 wines for sale in the of Loncomilla Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loncomilla Valley
Valley at the heart of Chile's Maule Valley DO around San Javier and Villa Alegre (250 km south of Santiago): signature Bordeaux varieties — Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot as ruling reds with red and black fruits (cherry, plum, blackcurrant), meaty, accessible profile. Spicy Carmenère and old-vine Carignan complement, ancestral Pais emerging. Mediterranean climate, tempering Pacific breezes, 20°C diurnal range, long phenolic ripening.
The wine region of Central Valley
Heart of modern Chilean wine: structured, sunny reds, dense, blackcurranty Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo (Chilean cradle of the grape), signature Carménère with notes of ripe pepper, black fruit and sweet spices from Colchagua, supple Merlot and deep Syrah. Round Chardonnay whites and lively, sharp Sauvignon. Mediterranean climate, 400 km between Andes and Pacific. Star sub-regions: Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Curicó, Maule.
The word of the wine: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
