Winery Santa Rita120 Reserva Especial Carmenère
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carménère.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère from the Winery Santa Rita
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère of Winery Santa Rita in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère of Winery Santa Rita in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère
Pairings that work perfectly with 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère
Original food and wine pairings with 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère
The 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère of Winery Santa Rita matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of thai beef curry, chinese noodles with shrimp or osso bucco of lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Rita's 120 Reserva Especial 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 120 Reserva Especial Carmenère from Winery Santa Rita are 2020, 2019, 2008, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Santa Rita
The Winery Santa Rita is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 196 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: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.
