The Winery Santa Cruz is one of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Santa Cruz wines in Colchagua Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Santa Cruz 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 Cruz wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Santa Cruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), lamb marinated in white wine or piperade.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Santa Cruz. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, chocolate or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Santa Cruz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Chilean powerhouse of bold reds: signature Carménère as red king — opulent and velvety with notes of ripe plum, blackberry, grilled pepper, smoked paprika and a chocolate-spice touch, coated tannins and bursting fruit. Structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, eucalyptus) is the star complement. Fleshy Syrah, supple Merlot and dense Malbec in reds. DO sub-valley of the Rapel south of Santiago, Mediterranean climate between Andes and Pacific.
Icon wines (Apalta, Los Lingues).
How Winery Santa Cruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, lamb garam massala or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
How Winery Santa Cruz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of fish shells, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or avocado cassolette.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Santa Cruz. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Santa Cruz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
Planning a wine route in the of Colchagua Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Santa Cruz.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
