The Winery Santa Carolina of Rapel Valley of Central Valley

Winery Santa Carolina - Herencia Carmen&egravere
The winery offers 200 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Carolina Wine Brands.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Central Valley.
It is located in Rapel Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Santa Carolina is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 200 wines for sale in of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Santa Carolina wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Santa Carolina

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Santa Carolina

How Winery Santa Carolina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, zucchini and goat cheese lasagna or lamb chops à la champvallon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Santa Carolina

On the nose the red wine of Winery Santa Carolina. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, licorice or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of violet, jam or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Santa Carolina. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Santa Carolina

  • 2007With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Santa Carolina.

  • Carménère
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Rapel Valley

Rapel Valley is a large wine-producing region in Chile's Central Valley. Made up of the Colchagua and Cachapoal valleys, the area produces roughly a quarter of all Chilean wine. The Warm, Dry region makes a wide range of wine styles, ranging from everyday wines to some of Chile's most expensive and prestigious offerings. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carmenère are the most important grape varieties planted here.

In general terms, Rapel Valley wines are produced primarily from red varieties, but there are some plantings of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Plantings of Malbec are also on the rise, presumably seeking the success enjoyed by this variety in Mendoza, just the other side of the Andes. Rapel Valley runs directly South for 60 miles (100km) from the edges of Maipo Valley to the furthest edge of the Colchagua province. Flanked on both sides by mountain ranges – the Andes and the Coastal Range – Rapel Valley is sheltered from the cold influences of the Pacific Ocean.

The region takes its name from the Rapel River, a confluence of the Tinguiririca and the Cachapoal, whose courses divide the valley into two sub-regions, Colchagua Valley in the south and Cachapoal Valley in the North. As is the case in most Chilean wine regions, the river is a vital resource, bringing fresh, mineral-rich meltwater down from the upper Andes. Rapel Valley's two sub-regions are quite distinct from each other. In Cachapoal Valley, the best vineyards can be found primarily in the east, where the Andean foothills provide a well-drained, sheltered location for viticulture.

The top white wines of Winery Santa Carolina

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Santa Carolina

How Winery Santa Carolina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of fish pot, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or cannelloni with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Santa Carolina

On the nose the white wine of Winery Santa Carolina. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry or mango. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Santa Carolina. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Santa Carolina

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Santa Carolina.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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 Santa Carolina

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

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Bottle with a capacity of 15 litres.

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