Winery MeliCarignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Carignan of Winery Meli in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Carignan
The Carignan of Winery Meli matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots or pork gyros.
Details and technical informations about Winery Meli's Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Guillemot
Most certainly from Béarn. It should not be confused with the blancard - or palougue - because they both have the same synonym coer de baco. The Guillemot is practically no longer present in the vineyard and is therefore on the verge of extinction. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between the Manseng Noir and the Verjuice. For more information on other relatives, click here !
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Carignan from Winery Meli are 2009, 2015, 2017, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Meli
The Winery Meli is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Maule Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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: Fees
This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.
