Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley - Sutil Family Wines

In the glass, the Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley from Sutil Family Wines shows a bright purple color. Tilting the glass a bit, a transition of color towards garnet red can be seen at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. This Chilean cuvée flatters the glass with wonderfully expressive notes of blueberries, black currants, mulberries and morello cherries. These are joined by hints of oriental spices, vanilla and cocoa bean.

This red from Sutil Family Wines is ideal for all wine lovers who like as little residual sugar as possible in their wine. At the same time, it never shows itself to be meager or brittle. Balanced and complex, this dense and velvety red wine presents itself on the palate. Due to its vital fruit acidity, the Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley reveals itself impressively fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this red wine from the wine-growing region of Valle Central finally thrills with considerable reverberation.

Vinification of the Sutil Family Wines Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley

The basis for the balanced Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley from Valle Central are grapes from the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Petit Verdot. At the time of optimal ripeness, the grapes for the Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective grape harvesters. After the hand harvest, the grapes are quickly transferred to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Fermentation follows in small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by 16 months of aging in French and American oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Limited Release Carmenère Colchagua Valley from Sutil Family Wines

This Chilean is best enjoyed tempered at 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to vegetable stew with pesto, potato pan with salmon or pasta with sausage dumplings.

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