Winery Dancing FlameShiraz - Carmenère
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Carmenère
Pairings that work perfectly with Shiraz - Carmenère
Original food and wine pairings with Shiraz - Carmenère
The Shiraz - Carmenère of Winery Dancing Flame matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, mediterranean lamb necklace or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dancing Flame's Shiraz - 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 Shiraz - Carmenère from Winery Dancing Flame are 2013, 0, 2012
Informations about the Winery Dancing Flame
The Winery Dancing Flame is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colchagua Valley
Chilean powerhouse of bold reds: signature Carménère as red king — opulent and velvety with notes of ripe plum, blackberry, grilled pepper, smoked paprika and a chocolate-spice touch, coated tannins and bursting fruit. Structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, eucalyptus) is the star complement. Fleshy Syrah, supple Merlot and dense Malbec in reds. DO sub-valley of the Rapel south of Santiago, Mediterranean climate between Andes and Pacific.
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: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
