Winery TacoraIcono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère

Red wine of Cachapoal Valley of Central Valley of Chile

4.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère of Winery Tacora is a red wine from the region of Cachapoal Valley of Central Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Carmenère.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Food and wine pairings with Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère

Pairings that work perfectly with Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère

Original food and wine pairings with Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère

Spicy food

The Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère of Winery Tacora matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef strogonoff, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or roast doe in the oven.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tacora's Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère.

Winery

Winery Tacora

Grape varieties

Cabernet-Sauvignon , Carmenère

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère - 2014

In the top 100 of of Cachapoal Valley wines

Average rating: 4.6

Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère - 2013

In the top 100 of of Cachapoal Valley wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Icono Cabernet Sauvignon - Carmenère from Winery Tacora are 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Tacora

The winery offers 17 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Kupal Wines.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Cachapoal Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Tacora is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Cachapoal Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 4000 of of Chile wines

In the top 250 of of Cachapoal Valley wines

In the top 100000 of red wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cachapoal Valley

The wine region of Cachapoal Valley is located in the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Viña Vik Winery or the Domaine Lapostolle produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cachapoal Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cachapoal Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of milk chocolate, espresso or baking spice.

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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