Winery Clos des FousTocao (Granito Paleozoico)
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
The Tocao (Granito Paleozoico) of the Winery Clos des Fous is in the top 40 of wines of Cachapoal Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tocao (Granito Paleozoico) of Winery Clos des Fous in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tocao (Granito Paleozoico)
Pairings that work perfectly with Tocao (Granito Paleozoico)
Original food and wine pairings with Tocao (Granito Paleozoico)
The Tocao (Granito Paleozoico) of Winery Clos des Fous matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses or lasagne with vegetables and savoy tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Clos des Fous's Tocao (Granito Paleozoico).
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tocao (Granito Paleozoico) from Winery Clos des Fous are 2013, 2012, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Clos des Fous
The Winery Clos des Fous is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Cachapoal Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cachapoal Valley
The wine region of Cachapoal Valley is located in the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Viña Vik Winery or the Domaine Lapostolle produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cachapoal Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cachapoal Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of milk chocolate, espresso or baking spice.
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.
The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)
A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.
