The Winery Las Veletas of Maule Valley of Central Valley

Winery Las Veletas - Petit Verdot - Cabernet Franc
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Maule Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Las Veletas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Maule Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Las Veletas wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Las Veletas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Las Veletas

How Winery Las Veletas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lasagna bolognese or milanese cutlets like in italy.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Las Veletas

On the nose the red wine of Winery Las Veletas. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Las Veletas. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Las Veletas

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Carménère
  • Carignan
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pais

Discovering the wine region of Maule Valley

Maule Valley is the largest wine-producing region in Chile other than the Central Valley, of which it is a Part. It has 75,000 acres (30,000ha) under Vine, and has traditionally been associated with quantity rather than quality. But this is rapidly changing – the bulk-producing Pais vine is gradually being replaced with more international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère, and careful winemaking practices are being employed to make some world-class red wines from old-vine Carignan. The Central Valley itself runs between the Andes and the Coastal Mountains from the Chilean capital of Santiago in the North to the up-and-coming region of Bío Bío in the South.

The Maule Valley stretches for around 60 miles (100km), and the Center of its wine production Lies 180 miles (290km) south of Santiago at a latitude of 35°S. Maule is further south than the Central Valley's star regions of Maipo and Colchagua. The large amount of land covered by the Maule Valley DO (Denominación de Origen) means there is a multitude of terroirs, from low-lying river valleys to Andean hillsides. Maule Valley was one of the first areas in Chile to be planted to vine, and its viticultural history stretches back to the start of colonisation by the Spanish.

The region has Long been one of Chile's most successful bulk-production wine districts, as evidenced by the large amount of Pais still found planted here. It has only been in the past 20 years that Maule vignerons have made a move toward quality, pioneered by the Kendall-Jackson empire of California, which set up a winery here in the mid-1990s. Despite this push toward modernity, some of Maule's better throwbacks have survived – the region is fast becoming known for some 70-year-old Carignan vines that are being used to produce Soft, earthy red wines with Richplum and black-fruit characters. One of the more southern of Chile's wine-growing areas, Maule is slightly cooler than its northerly cousins and has higher annual rainfall, most of which occurs during winter.

The top white wines of Winery Las Veletas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Las Veletas

How Winery Las Veletas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of cuttlefish rust, magic cake cheese quiche or endives with goat cheese au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Las Veletas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Las Veletas. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Las Veletas. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Las Veletas

  • 2018With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Las Veletas and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

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