Colchagua Valley Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Producers listed

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Colchagua Valley is a wine region of Rapel Valley, Chile.

Cabernet Sauvignon leads the plantings, with Carmenère, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay alongside it.

The ground underneath is free-draining.

The climate is mediterranean, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal and hills.

The region is known for red wine, dry white wine and rosé wine, plus one more.

Inside it sit Apalta, Marchigue, Lolol, Los Lingues and Pumanque, plus two more.

Names to look for on a shelf: Casa Lapostolle, Los Vascos, Montes and Viña Casa Silva.

Soil

Free-draining

Climate

MediterraneanNotable rainfall

Terrain

CoastalHills

Styles

reddry whiterosésparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 Cabernet SauvignonDominant Read → 02 CarmenèreDominant Read → 03 SyrahDominant Read → 04 Sauvignon BlancBlending Read → 05 ChardonnayBlending Read → 06 Malbec Read → 07 Merlot Read →

Producers worth knowing.

01 Casa Lapostolle

02 Los Vascos

03 Montes

04 Viña Casa Silva

Bottles to look for.

Casa Silva Gran Terroir Los Lingues Carmenere, Los Lingues, Chile
Chilano Carmenere Reserva, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos', Apalta Valley, Chile
Clos Apalta Prelude, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Clos Apalta, Colchagua Valley, Chile
Clos du Lican, Apalta, Chile
Emiliana 'Coyam', Colchagua Valley, Chile
Emiliana 'Ge' Red Blend, Colchagua Valley, Chile

Inside the region.

01 ApaltaChile Read → 02 MarchigueChile Read → 03 LololChile Read → 04 Los LinguesChile Read → 05 PumanqueChile Read →

06 Paredones

07 Peralillo

Nearby regions.

01 ChileChile Read → 02 Central ValleyChile Read → 03 Maipo ValleyChile Read → 04 Elqui ValleyChile Read → 05 Rapel ValleyChile Read → 06 Cachapoal ValleyChile Read → 07 Napa ValleyUSA Read →

Colchagua Valley: common questions

01.

What grapes is Colchagua Valley known for?

Cabernet Sauvignon is the signature grape of Colchagua Valley. Carmenère, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Colchagua Valley make?

Colchagua Valley produces red wine, dry white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine.

03.

Where is Colchagua Valley?

You will find Colchagua Valley in Chile, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in Chile, or the wider Rapel Valley guide.