Winery Santa Rita - 120 Reserva Especial Merlot

Winery Santa Rita120 Reserva Especial Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The 120 Reserva Especial Merlot of Winery Santa Rita is a red wine from the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the 120 Reserva Especial Merlot from the Winery Santa Rita

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 120 Reserva Especial Merlot of Winery Santa Rita in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

On the nose the 120 Reserva Especial Merlot of Winery Santa Rita in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raisin or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Rita's 120 Reserva Especial Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
120 Reserva Especial Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rapel Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of 120 Reserva Especial Merlot from Winery Santa Rita are 2015, 2014, 2013, 2019 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Santa Rita

The winery offers 290 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Santa Rita.
It is in the top 85 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rapel Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Santa Rita is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 193 wines for sale in the of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Central Valley
In the top 5000 of of Chile wines
In the top 950 of of Rapel Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Central Valley

The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.

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The word of the wine: Petiole

Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.

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