Winery Santa CarolinaCellar Selection Carmenère
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Cellar Selection Carmenère from the Winery Santa Carolina
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cellar Selection Carmenère of Winery Santa Carolina in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cellar Selection Carmenère of Winery Santa Carolina in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Carmenère
Pairings that work perfectly with Cellar Selection Carmenère
Original food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Carmenère
The Cellar Selection Carmenère of Winery Santa Carolina matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lasagna with pointed cabbage or chicken with merguez and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Carolina's Cellar Selection Carmenère.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cellar Selection Carmenère from Winery Santa Carolina are 2019, 2018, 0, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Santa Carolina
The Winery Santa Carolina is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 204 wines for sale in the of Central Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Central Valley
Heart of modern Chilean wine: structured, sunny reds, dense, blackcurranty Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo (Chilean cradle of the grape), signature Carménère with notes of ripe pepper, black fruit and sweet spices from Colchagua, supple Merlot and deep Syrah. Round Chardonnay whites and lively, sharp Sauvignon. Mediterranean climate, 400 km between Andes and Pacific. Star sub-regions: Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Curicó, Maule.
The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
