Herb-crusted rack of lamb, roast duck breast, beef fillet with pepper sauce, porcini risotto, aged Comté

Caballo Loco n° 19 NV

Valdivieso

180,00 €
(30,00 € / bouteille)

Un grand assemblage chilien façonné par le temps. Profond, soyeux et singulièrement complexe.

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Chili

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Vin Rouge

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14.5%

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5 à 10 ans

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Malbec, Carignan, Petit Verdot, Merlot

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Caballo Loco n° 19 est un assemblage chilien issu du Valle Central, sans appellation précisée. Cette cuvée emblématique de Valdivieso réunit des vins provenant de différents vignobles et fait dialoguer les expressions de plusieurs terroirs du centre du pays dans une même bouteille.

Les raisins sont vendangés et égrappés à la main, puis fermentés durant 10 jours en cuves ouvertes afin de privilégier une extraction douce. Une macération post-fermentaire de 21 jours complète le travail. La cuvée est élaborée selon un principe inspiré de la solera : une part de chaque édition est conservée pour participer à l’assemblage suivant.

Ce vin dévoile des notes de mûre, de cassis, de cerise, de fruits noirs mûrs, de violette, d’herbes de garrigue, de chocolat noir, de cacao, de cuir, de café torréfié et d’épices douces. La bouche se montre profonde, ample et juteuse, portée par une matière généreuse, des tanins fins et soyeux, une fraîcheur bien intégrée et une finale longue, savoureuse et épicée.

Where are we traveling?

Central Valley


The historical and economic heart of Chilean winegrowing, the Central Valley stretches several hundred kilometres from north to south, from the outskirts of Santiago to south of Talca, and brings together four major sub-regions: Maipo, Rapel, Curicó and Maule. Lying between the Andes to the east and the Coastal Range to the west, it enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers, tempered by breezes from the snow-capped peaks and by ocean influences seeping through gaps in the coastal range, with wide day-night temperature swings and intense sunshine. The highly diverse soils combine stony alluvium, gravel, clay, sand and volcanic or granitic material. The region stands out for the breadth of its range: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere and Syrah grow alongside old País and Carignan vines, as well as crisp whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

The little history of the country

Chili

It was Hernán Cortés who, from the conquest of Mexico onwards, ordered vines to be planted in 1524. Viticulture gradually spread south from Mexico, reaching Chile in 1555. During the first 3 centuries of colonisation, the only grape grown in Chile was país, a black grape variety lacking in character and very high-yielding. It was not until the mid-19th century that noble varieties were introduced: mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Twenty years later, winemaking was modernised under the impetus of wealthy landowners and French experts left jobless by phylloxera in Europe. Chile stretches 4,300 kilometres from north to south. It is wedged between the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Andes to the east, the Atacama Desert to the north, and the plains and glaciers of Patagonia to the south. These natural barriers kept phylloxera out of the country. Although the country is only 160 kilometres wide, it enjoys ideal conditions for growing grape varieties from warm, intermediate or cool regions, so much so that it is often described as a paradise for vine growing. With nearly 300 estates producing bottled wine, Chile ranks between 6th and 8th in the world.

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