The Winery Walnut Crest is one of the best wineries to follow in Rapel Valley.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Walnut Crest wines in Rapel Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Walnut Crest 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 Walnut Crest wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Walnut Crest wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, trapper's barbecue or civet of wild boar.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Walnut Crest. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Walnut Crest. is a powerful.
Rapel Valley is a large wine-producing region in Chile's Central Valley. Made up of the Colchagua and Cachapoal valleys, the area produces roughly a quarter of all Chilean wine. The Warm, Dry region makes a wide range of wine styles, ranging from everyday wines to some of Chile's most expensive and prestigious offerings.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carmenère are the most important grape varieties planted here.
In general terms, Rapel Valley wines are produced primarily from red varieties, but there are some plantings of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Plantings of Malbec are also on the rise, presumably seeking the success enjoyed by this variety in Mendoza, just the other side of the Andes.
Rapel Valley runs directly South for 60 miles (100km) from the edges of Maipo Valley to the furthest edge of the Colchagua province. Flanked on both sides by mountain ranges – the Andes and the Coastal Range – Rapel Valley is sheltered from the cold influences of the Pacific Ocean.
The region takes its name from the Rapel River, a confluence of the Tinguiririca and the Cachapoal, whose courses divide the valley into two sub-regions, Colchagua Valley in the south and Cachapoal Valley in the North. As is the case in most Chilean wine regions, the river is a vital resource, bringing fresh, mineral-rich meltwater down from the upper Andes.
Rapel Valley's two sub-regions are quite distinct from each other. In Cachapoal Valley, the best vineyards can be found primarily in the east, where the Andean foothills provide a well-drained, sheltered location for viticulture.
How Winery Walnut Crest wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of leeks with ham and béchamel sauce, coulibiac of salmon or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Walnut Crest. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Walnut Crest. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Walnut Crest wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, lamb shoulder confit or pasta with zucchini sauce.
In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.
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Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
