Chile has an unusual geography, with cooling influences from the Pacific and Andes but also plentiful sunshine. The vineyards range for more than 900km north to south but rarely more than 100km from east to west.
Generally speaking the climate is warm Mediterranean. Sustainable and organic grape growing and wine making are widely practised. Chile is the only wine-producing country free of the phylloxera bug.
Chile's most important red grape is Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is the most popular white. The vine was introduced to Chile's Central Valley by the Spanish Conquistadores in the mid-16th century.
Of a pale yellow colour, with green tones, the Colección Blanc is also rather opaque, being an unfiltered wine. In the nose it is intense, with floral notes, and fruits such as apricots and Golden berries. In the mouth it is fresh and mineral, with good volume and creaminess, with a persistent finish.
The Gran Verano Chardonnay is a straw coloured wine with glints of green. It possesses an intense, fruity aroma with well-emphasized touches of peach, mango and pineapple. The forward fruit and un-oaked flavours are followed by a big, luscious finish.
The Gran Verano Sauvignon Blanc has a bright yellow tint with glints of green. Its prominent aromas of lime blend harmoniously with herbs and floral notes. In the mouth it is soft, citric and refreshing to the palate.
A lovely pale yellow hue, our Apaltagua Reserva Chardonnay has flecks of green, and is clean and bright. Aromatically, it reveals hints of tropical fruit, such as passion fruit and pineapple. In the mouth it leaves a persistent note of lemon peel and melon.
Pale yellow in colour, with an intense aromatic expression of flowers and white fruits, such as orange
blossom, pear and green apple. The mouth is fresh and smooth, with fruit flavors and a vibrant acidity with a citric character and a long finish.
With a strong and expressive character, this Sauvignon Blanc demonstrates the potency of the San Antonio Valley, leading with its herbaceous, salty and citric notes, such as key lime and touch of minerality. The flavour is fruity and the texture is creamy, the acidity is crisp with a juicy finish. It is a full-bodied wine, balanced, with a large personality and exquisite elegance. The potential cellaring is 3 years, and is ideal to accompany goat cheese, shellfish, oysters and mild fish.
The Apaltagua Gran Verano Rosado Cabernet Sauvignon has a beautiful pink color with brilliant tones. Its aromas remind us of strawberries as well as delicate and fresh floral hints. In the mouth it is soft and well balanced and with a a pleasant acidity.
Rose petal-coloured, clear, brilliant and clean, this Apaltagua
Carmenere Rosé has perfumed aromas of tart red fruit, such as
raspberry. With floral notes such as rose, as well as hints of citrus,
there is a touch of light balsamic and subtle spice. In the mouth it
is fresh and dry, with a medium body and a long finish.
A deep, intense ruby-red colour, the Apaltagua Colección Carignan has a powerful nose, with notes of wild fruits like blackberry and cherry, with floral notes reminiscent of Syrah and Pinot Noir. More subtle hints of sweetness and cedar are also present. In the mouth it is fresh, deep and potent, with an irresistible purity and an impressive persistence. Ageing potential from now until 2020.
With a pale ruby-red and medium intensity, the Colección Pinot Noir has pronounced aromas of wild fruits, such as blackcurrant, raspberry with cassis and a touch of smoke from the French oak. In the mouth it is dry, with a medium-high level of acidity, and mature tannins.
Red-violet in colour, brilliant and vivid, this Apaltagua Gran Reserva
Envero shows ripe blackberries, tobacco, and spices. It possesses a
remarkable combination of ripe fruit notes and oak mixed with vanilla. Its flavour is juicy, full, and concentrated, highlighting the softness in the mouth and the raspberry and plum tannins with a touch of tobacco. It has a long and lingering finish
The Gran Verano Cabernet Sauvignon has an intense ruby red colour. A delicious, rounded taste, forward red fruit flavours, and sweet tannins are followed by a fresh, balanced finish
The Gran Verano Carmenere is a deep plum coloured wine with glints of blue. It possesses various complex aromas where mature red and black fruits combine. It is a full-bodied wine with well-balanced acidity, rounded out by an intense persistent finish
The Gran Verano Merlot is a ruby red coloured wine and possesses fresh fruit aromas with a touch of cherry. It displays an elegant finish with soft, round tannins
This Apaltagua Grial boasts opulent, ruby red colouring. It is dense, well-structured, and balanced with touches of plum, blackberry, and mineral complimented by a subtle hint of toasted oak. Appetizing and juicy, it is a delicious example of the best Carmenere Chile has to offer.
The Mapuche Merlot is a ruby red coloured wine and possesses fresh fruit aromas with a touch of cherry. It displays an elegant finish with soft, round tannins.
This Apaltagua Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon is characterized as
being a sophisticated and elegant wine, in which touches of
strawberry and cherry are well emphasized. In the mouth, it
possesses a delicate, velvet, full-bodied taste, and has a
generous lingering finish.
This Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere is an intense wine, purple in colour. From start to finish, the touches of tobacco, and
red and black cherries intermingle, producing a great potency in
the mouth. It has a generous body with smooth and
friendly tannins. It is a well rounded wine with a juicy and
lingering finish.
Bright and ruby red in colour, this Apaltagua Reserva Malbec possesses notes of cherry and cassis with a touch of vanilla. The floral notes also give this wine an edge. On the palate it has well-rounded touches of red fruits and plum.
Red with glints of purple, This Apaltagua Reserva Merlot has notes of
raspberry and creme de cassis. The aroma is intense, with
touches of fresh fruit and a light hint of spices. In the mouth it is
elegant, with a medium body. The tannins are smooth and
round, with just enough oak to lend elegance and a persistent
finish.
The Apaltagua Reserva Pinot Noir possesses a clean, brilliant, ruby red colour and emphasizes aromas of cherries and raspberries, well combined with soft notes of oak. In the mouth, it boasts smooth and elegant tannins followed by a sophisticated finish.
The Apaltagua Reserva Syrah is ruby red in colour and possesses fresh
fruit aromas. It is distinguished by notes of cherry with light touches of
mint and vanilla which are contributed by the barrels. It has soft tannins
with a fresh and delicate finish
This Signature Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in colour and possesses red fruit flavours distinguished by cherries and strawberries with vanilla and tobacco notes. Its taste is fresh with a balanced, pleasant acidity. It has a very open structure of tannins delivering delicious fruit and chocolate blends
This wine has an intense wheat-yellow color. Its aromas are complex, dominated by mature fruit such as papaya, canned peaches and quince mixed with ginger notes and a subtle floral background with hints of honey. In the mouth it has a refreshing minerality, a pleasant texture, a great structure with a long and refreshing finish which reminds us the San Antonio coastal influence. Food pairing suggestions: Ideal to accompany with mature cheeses, blue cheese, desserts and fruit.
Intense, fruity aromas with well-emphasized touches of peach, mango and pineapple. The forward fruit and un-oaked flavours are followed by a big, luscious finish.
Viña Milla SB has a bright yellow tint with glints of green. Its prominent aromas of lime blend harmoniously with herbs and floral notes. In the mouth it is soft, citric and refreshing on the palate.
A sophisticated and elegant wine in which touches of strawberry and cherry are well emphasized. It possesses a delicate full-bodied taste and generous finish in which the touches of vanilla and herbs stand out.
Huaquen Reserva Carmenere is an intense wine, wild
purple in colour. From start to finish, touches of tobacco, and
red and black cherries intermingle, producing a great potency in
the mouth. It possesses a generous body with smooth and
friendly tannins. It is a well rounded wine with a juicy and
lingering finish.
Huaquen Pinot Noir Reserva wine possesses a clear brilliant ruby red colour and emphasizes aromas of cherries and raspberries well combined with soft notes of oak. In the mouth it boasts smooth and elegant tannins followed by a sophisticated finish.
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