Winery Santa Rita120 Reserva Especial Merlot
Red wine
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
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, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with 120 Reserva Especial Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with 120 Reserva Especial Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with 120 Reserva Especial Merlot
The 120 Reserva Especial Merlot of Winery Santa Rita matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, lamb in spicy sauce or veal shoulder with cream and tarragon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Rita's 120 Reserva Especial Merlot.
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
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 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.
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.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
