Winery LafkenRed Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Carmenère and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Red Blend of the Winery Lafken is in the top 30 of wines of Maipo Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Red Blend of Winery Lafken in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Red Blend
The Red Blend of Winery Lafken matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, lamb confit with new potatoes or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lafken's Red Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Red Blend from Winery Lafken are 2014, 2010, 0
Informations about the Winery Lafken
The Winery Lafken is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Maipo Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maipo Valley
"Bordeaux of South America": kingdom of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon (>50% of plantings). Deep, structured reds with signature notes of ripe blackcurrant, eucalyptus, peppermint, cedar and graphite, firm tannins and long ageing. Also iconic Carmenère (bell pepper, black fruit, spices), round Merlot, fleshy Syrah and fresh Chardonnay. Cradle of icons Almaviva, Don Melchor, Santa Rita.
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: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
