The Winery Cucao of Rapel Valley of Central Valley

Winery Cucao
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 745 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Rapel Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Cucao is one of the best wineries to follow in Rapel Valley.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cucao wines

Looking for the best Winery Cucao wines in Rapel Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cucao 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 Cucao wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Cucao

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cucao

How Winery Cucao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, shoulder of lamb in a crust or duck breast with honey sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cucao

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cucao. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cucao. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cucao

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cucao.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Rapel Valley

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.

The top white wines of Winery Cucao

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cucao

How Winery Cucao wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, tunisian sandwich or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cucao

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cucao. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cucao

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cucao.

  • Pedro Ximenez
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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