Winery Conde de VelázquezDon Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot

Red wine of Central Valley of Chile

3.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot of Winery Conde de Velázquez is a red wine from the region of Central Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot from the Winery Conde de Velázquez

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot of Winery Conde de Velázquez in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot

The Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot of Winery Conde de Velázquez matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, harira algerian soup or lisbon veal sauté.

Details and technical informations about Winery Conde de Velázquez's Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot.

Winery

Winery Conde de Velázquez

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Central Valley

Country

Chile

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot - 2017

In the top 100 of of Central Valley wines

Average rating: 3.2

The best vintages of Don Raphael Selección Sweet Merlot from Winery Conde de Velázquez are 2017

Informations about the Winery Conde de Velázquez

The winery offers 20 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Central Valley

The Winery Conde de Velázquez is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of Chile wines

In the top 1500 of of Central Valley wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

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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