Winery Santa EmaCarmenère (Select Terroir Reserva)
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carménère.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva) from the Winery Santa Ema
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva) of Winery Santa Ema in the region of Central Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva)
Pairings that work perfectly with Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva)
Original food and wine pairings with Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva)
The Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva) of Winery Santa Ema matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Ema's Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva).
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 Carmenère (Select Terroir Reserva) from Winery Santa Ema are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Santa Ema
The Winery Santa Ema is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of Cachapoal Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cachapoal Valley
Chilean Rapel sub-valley, Mediterranean terroir sheltered from the Pacific: signature Carmenere as king red — balanced between ripe cherry, plum and its signature green/spicy pepper, round tannins, preserved structure (Peumo the star sub-zone). Elegant Cabernet Sauvignon on the Andean foothills of Alto Cachapoal (600-900 m): blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, racy acidity. Syrah and Merlot as complement. Gravelly soils east, fertile silt west, hot sheltered climate.
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: Trader-breeder
In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.
