The Winery Don Melchor of Puente Alto of Central Valley

Winery Don Melchor - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
This estate is part of the Concha y Toro.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Puente Alto in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Don Melchor is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Puente Alto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Don Melchor wines

Looking for the best Winery Don Melchor wines in Puente Alto among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Don Melchor 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 Don Melchor wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Don Melchor

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Don Melchor

How Winery Don Melchor wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, marinated leg of lamb with herbs or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Don Melchor

On the nose the red wine of Winery Don Melchor. often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or allspice and sometimes also flavors of black olive, balsamic or black plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Don Melchor. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Don Melchor

  • 1987With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.61/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.61/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.60/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Puente Alto

The wine region of Puente Alto is located in the region of Maipo Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Almaviva or the Domaine Don Melchor produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puente Alto are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puente Alto often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, baking spice or menthol and sometimes also flavors of bramble, sandalwood or tar.

In the mouth of Puente Alto is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Puente Alto, producing 12 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Puente Alto go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Don Melchor

Planning a wine route in the of Puente Alto? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Don Melchor.

Discover the grape variety: Ugni

Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Don Melchor and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Prompt bud

A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.

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