The Winery Caliterra is one of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in of Rapel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Caliterra wines in Rapel Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Caliterra wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Caliterra wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Caliterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, lasagna bolognese or lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Caliterra. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Caliterra. is a powerful.
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.
In general terms, Rapel Valley wines are produced primarily from red varieties, but there are some plantings of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Plantings of Malbec are also on the rise, presumably seeking the success enjoyed by this variety in Mendoza, just the other side of the Andes.
Rapel Valley runs directly South for 60 miles (100km) from the edges of Maipo Valley to the furthest edge of the Colchagua province. Flanked on both sides by mountain ranges – the Andes and the Coastal Range – Rapel Valley is sheltered from the cold influences of the Pacific Ocean.
The region takes its name from the Rapel River, a confluence of the Tinguiririca and the Cachapoal, whose courses divide the valley into two sub-regions, Colchagua Valley in the south and Cachapoal Valley in the North. As is the case in most Chilean wine regions, the river is a vital resource, bringing fresh, mineral-rich meltwater down from the upper Andes.
Rapel Valley's two sub-regions are quite distinct from each other. In Cachapoal Valley, the best vineyards can be found primarily in the east, where the Andean foothills provide a well-drained, sheltered location for viticulture.
How Winery Caliterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), leek and salmon lasagna or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Caliterra. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or peach. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Caliterra. is a powerful.
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.
How Winery Caliterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or stuffed round zucchini.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Caliterra. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
A very astringent and somewhat coarse tannic wine.
Planning a wine route in the of Rapel Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Caliterra.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
