Winery Luna ValleyCarménère Selection
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Carménère Selection of the Winery Luna Valley is in the top 10 of wines of Lontue Valley.
Taste structure of the Carménère Selection from the Winery Luna Valley
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Carménère Selection of Winery Luna Valley in the region of Central Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Carménère Selection
Pairings that work perfectly with Carménère Selection
Original food and wine pairings with Carménère Selection
The Carménère Selection of Winery Luna Valley matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms or roast lamb with thyme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Luna Valley's Carménère Selection.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Carménère Selection from Winery Luna Valley are 2015, 2019, 2016, 0 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Luna Valley
The Winery Luna Valley is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Lontue Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lontue Valley
The wine region of Lontue Valley is located in the region of Curico Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Caballo Loco or the Domaine Caballo Loco produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lontue Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lontue Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or raisin.
The wine region of Central Valley
The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.
The word of the wine: Musk
A sensual, full-bodied animal substance used in luxury perfumery, produced by a small deer, the musk deer, also called musk deer.
