The Winery Molino Viejo of Central Valley

Winery Molino Viejo
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4981 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Central Valley

The Winery Molino Viejo is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Valley.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Molino Viejo wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Molino Viejo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Molino Viejo

How Winery Molino Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, tajine of merguez and potatoes or marinated duck with honey and five spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Molino Viejo

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Molino Viejo

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.67/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère

Discovering 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.

A wide variety of wine styles and quality can be found in this large area, from many different terroirs. They range from the fashionable (and relatively expensive) Bordeaux-style wines produced in northern Maipo, to the older, more-established vineyards of Maule; from the coastal plains of western Colchagua to the Andean foothills of Puente Alto. With experimentation so popular in the modern wine world, however, it is the newer, cooler-climate areas which are receiving most attention, with the emphasis on the Andean foothills and the river valleys tempered by the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean. The Central Valley is also home to a variety of Grapes, but plantings are dominated by the internationally popular Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Chile's 'icon' grape, Carmenère, is also of importance here, just as Malbec is to Mendoza, on the other side of the Andes. The cooler corners of the Central Valley are being increasingly developed, as winemakers experiment with varieties such as Viognier, Riesling and even Gewurztraminer. Because the area covered is so large and the terrain so varied, the name 'Central Valley' on a label is unlikely to communicate anything specific about the style of wine in the bottle. Also, with a number of independently recognized sub-regions now in place (such as Colchagua and Cachapoal), most wines of any quality are able to specify their sub-region of origin rather than the Generic Central Valley.

The top white wines of Winery Molino Viejo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Molino Viejo

How Winery Molino Viejo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, summer tuna quiche or eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Molino Viejo

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Molino Viejo. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Molino Viejo

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Molino Viejo

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Molino Viejo and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

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Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

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The word of the wine: Tanin

A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.

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