The Winery Key of Cachapoal Valley of Central Valley

Winery Key - Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Syrah
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Central Valley.
It is located in Cachapoal Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Key is one of the best wineries to follow in Cachapoal Valley.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Cachapoal Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Key wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Key

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Key

How Winery Key wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of steak tartare, lamb tagine with prunes or savoyard fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Key

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Key. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Key

  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carménère

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Cachapoal Valley is a powerful. We currently count 169 estates and châteaux in the of Cachapoal Valley, producing 743 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cachapoal Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

The top white wines of Winery Key

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Key

How Winery Key wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of mussel clusters, quiche without pastry or sweet and savoury eggplant/goat tart.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Key

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Key

Planning a wine route in the of Cachapoal Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Key.

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

News about Winery Key and wines from the region

European Parliament rejects health warnings on wine labels

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Strasbourg have backed amendments to a range of recommendations put forward by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), which included a proposal for health warnings on wine and drinks labels.  BECA’s report, ‘Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer’, included several measures designed to reduce harmful alcohol use by at least 10% by 2025.   Signed by French oncologist and politician Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, it is part of ...

Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers

According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...

Champagne glass pyramid sets new world record

At 8.23 metres tall (27ft), a three-sided pyramid made from 54,740 Champagne coupes has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest drinking glass pyramid’. A specialist team spent five days between Christmas and New Year delicately constructing the wine glass tower at luxury Dubai resort Atlantis, The Palm, which announced the news. It said the attempt was co-organised by Moët & Chandon, as part of Champagne house’s ‘Effervescence’ event series. Guinness Wo ...

The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).

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