Winery TerraMaterUnusual Carmenère - Shiraz
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz of the Winery TerraMater is in the top 90 of wines of Maipo Valley.
Food and wine pairings with Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz
The Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz of Winery TerraMater matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, couscous without couscous maker or royal couscous.
Details and technical informations about Winery TerraMater's Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Unusual Carmenère - Shiraz from Winery TerraMater are 2009, 2008, 2006, 2010 and 0.
Informations about the Winery TerraMater
The Winery TerraMater is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 77 wines for sale in the of Maipo Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley is one of Chile's most important wine-producing regions. Located just South of the capital, Central-valley/maipo-valley/santiago">Santiago, Maipo Valley is home to some of the country's most prestigious wines. It is often described as the 'Bordeaux of South America', and Rich, fruit-driven Cabernet Sauvignon is undoubtedly its most celebrated wine style. Maipo is at the very Northern end of Chile's extensive Central Valley, running from just north of the Rapel Valley up to where the countryside begins to give way to houses and roads in the southern suburbs of Santiago.
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: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
