Medium Red | Chile
U by Undurraga Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
Deep, bold
Pairs well with lasagna, red meat, ribs, pizza, pasta, and mature cheeses.
Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: Central Valley, Chile
ABV: 12.0%
• Gold, 2016 International Wine Challenge
• 87 points, Wine Enthusiast
Eyes: Ruby
Nose: Medium smell intensity with primary ripe red fruit aromas like red forest berries, cherry, cassis, plum, secondary aromas of vanilla and hints of cedar wood
Mouth: Smooth, elegant, soft-medium tannins, great medium acidity, well-balanced, more vanilla and some maturation of the wood
A good sipper from Chile. This is a straight forward jammy, smooth, ripe red flavored Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a wine that's suitable and accessible for every wine drinker if you started out drinking wine or just want something with your dinner. It has medium finish with smooth, cassis and red forrest fruits, some vanilla and ceder wood at the end.
Serving temperature: Cellar temp. at 13-16°C
Storage: Up to 3-5 days after opening
Food to pair with this wine
About Viña Undurraga
The winery was established in the heart of the Maipo region in Santa Ana Estate, 34 kilometres from Santiago de Chile, and is one of the oldest wineries in Chile. Viña Undurraga was the first Chilean winery to export wines to the US market in 1903. Their wine won its first international award as early as 1910 and still bagging important awards to date. Rafael Urrejola, the head winemaker of Viña Undurraga is one of Chile’s brightest young winemakers, who is also responsible for the “Terroir Hunter” range. The state-of-the-art winemaking cellars have a whopping capacity of 20 million-litre. The cool underground cellars built during Undurraga’s beginning years in the nineteenth century are used to age their Reserva wines, preserving the wine in ideal conditions and also bonds wines with the old tradition.
About Medium Red
Medium red wines can be called “food wines.” They offer up tons of flavor with a balance of zesty acidity which makes them match with a wide variety of foods (from zesty salads to rich and cheesy lasagna). These are the perfect mid-week wines for red wine lovers.
There are many varieties that span the mid-weight red wine category so, to name a few familiar ones, check out Grenache, Sangiovese, Merlot, Zinfandel, Montepulciano, Cabernet Franc and Barbera.