Winery Toro de PiedraGran Reserva Carmenère
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Gran Reserva Carmenère of the Winery Toro de Piedra is in the top 10 of wines of Maule Valley.
Taste structure of the Gran Reserva Carmenère from the Winery Toro de Piedra
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gran Reserva Carmenère of Winery Toro de Piedra in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gran Reserva Carmenère of Winery Toro de Piedra in the region of Central Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Carmenère
Pairings that work perfectly with Gran Reserva Carmenère
Original food and wine pairings with Gran Reserva Carmenère
The Gran Reserva Carmenère of Winery Toro de Piedra matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, smoked salmon pasta gratin or lamb keftas.
Details and technical informations about Winery Toro de Piedra's Gran Reserva Carmenère.
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 Gran Reserva Carmenère from Winery Toro de Piedra are 2012, 2013, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Toro de Piedra
The Winery Toro de Piedra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Maule Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maule Valley
Maule Valley is the largest wine-producing region in Chile other than the Central Valley, of which it is a Part. It has 75,000 acres (30,000ha) under Vine, and has traditionally been associated with quantity rather than quality. But this is rapidly changing – the bulk-producing Pais vine is gradually being replaced with more international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère, and careful winemaking practices are being employed to make some world-class red wines from old-vine Carignan. The Central Valley itself runs between the Andes and the Coastal Mountains from the Chilean capital of Santiago in the North to the up-and-coming region of Bío Bío in the South.
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: Shipping (liquor)
In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.
