The Winery Rio Alto of Central Valley

Winery Rio Alto - Classic Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
This estate is part of the Joseph Victori.
It is ranked in the top 8526 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Central Valley

The Winery Rio Alto is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Valley.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rio Alto wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Rio Alto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rio Alto

How Winery Rio Alto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, canned cassoulet or duck breast with orange sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rio Alto

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rio Alto. often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rio Alto. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rio Alto

  • 2019With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.25/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.09/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rio Alto.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Carménère
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot

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 Rio Alto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rio Alto

How Winery Rio Alto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, tuna catalan style or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rio Alto

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rio Alto. often reveals types of flavors of microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rio Alto. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rio Alto

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rio Alto.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Rio Alto

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rio Alto

How Winery Rio Alto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or colombian lentils.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rio Alto.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère

The word of the wine: Lightning

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rio Alto

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 Rio Alto.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Lightning

Large capacity barrel.

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