Winery O. Fournier - Alfa Centauri Blend

Winery O. FournierAlfa Centauri Blend

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The Alfa Centauri Blend of Winery O. Fournier is a red wine from the region of Maule Valley of Central Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Alfa Centauri Blend of Winery O. Fournier in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery O. Fournier's Alfa Centauri Blend.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.6°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Alfa Centauri Blend - 2011
In the top 100 of of Maule Valley wines
Average rating: 2.6110.500
Alfa Centauri Blend - 2010
In the top 100 of of Maule Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Alfa Centauri Blend - 2009
In the top 100 of of Maule Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Alfa Centauri Blend - 2008
In the top 100 of of Maule Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Alfa Centauri Blend from Winery O. Fournier are 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Informations about the Winery O. Fournier

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the O. Fournier Group.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Maule Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery O. Fournier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Maule Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Central Valley
In the top 3000 of of Chile wines
In the top 3000 of of Maule Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: VQPRD

Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.

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