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Aconcagua Flashcards

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Mt. Aconcagua

Elevation

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7,010 meters

  • Mt. Aconcagua is the HIGHEST mountain in the western hemisphere
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Aconcagua

Panquehue

General wine style

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Richest, Chewiest, Most Intense wines of Chile

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Where does the Aconcagua DO take its name?

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Aconcagua River

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Aconcagua DO

3 Subregions

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  • Valle del Aconcagua DO - 1,500 ha smallest
  • Valle de Casablanca DO - 6,000 ha largest
  • Valle de San Antonio DO - 2,300 ha

The Región Vitícola de Aconcagua corresponds to the adminstrative region of Valparaíso. It includes two DO areas that are not contained within the above subregions: Marga-Marga and Zapallar. Both are considered Costa​

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Aconcagua DO

2 Subregions near the coast

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  • Casablanca
  • San Antonio
  • Among Chile’s coolest new winemaking zones; in stark contrast to the heat of the other interior Aconcagua DO subregion Aconcagua Valley
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Aconcagua Valley

Soils

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Alluvial soils

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Valle del Aconcagua DO

1 Costa Area

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C: Quillota

  • C: Quillota
  • EC: Catemu, Hijuelas, Llaillay, Panquehue, San Felipe
  • A: Calle Larga, San Esteban, Santa María
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Valle del Aconcagua DO

5 Entre Cordilleras Areas

C, H, L, P, S

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EC: Catemu, Hijuelas, Llaillay, Panquehue, San Felipe

  • C: Quillota
  • EC: Catemu, Hijuelas, Llaillay, Panquehue, San Felipe
  • A: Calle Larga, San Esteban, Santa María
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Valle del Aconcagua DO

3 Andes Areas

C, S, S

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A: Calle Larga, San Esteban, Santa María

  • C: Quillota
  • EC: Catemu, Hijuelas, Llaillay, Panquehue, San Felipe
  • A: Calle Larga, San Esteban, Santa María
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Aconcagua DO

2 DOs not located w/in the 3 Subregions

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  • Marga-Marga
  • Zapallar
    • Both Costa
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Aconcagua Valley DO

Most Important Producer

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Viña Errázuriz

  • est 1870
  • 2004 “Berlin Tasting” hosted by descendant Eduardo Chadwick, beat Lafite and Margaux
    • Viñedo Chadwick - Maipo, 1st place
    • Seña - mid 1990s, w/ Mondavi, BDX blend
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Aconcagua Valley DO

3 most planted varieties

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  • Cab Sauv, Syrah, Carmenère

Sauvignon Blanc - gaining ground on newer coastal plantings

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Valle de Casablanca DO

Areas

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NONE

  • Entire area is Costa
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Casablanca

1st experimental vineyards

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  • 1982 - Pablo Morandé, oversaw region’s 1st vineyards
    • For Concha y Toro
    • Would follow to explore Casablanca under his own brand
    • 2nd wave - Villard (MOVI), Veramonte (Huneeus family)
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Casablanca

6,000 ha

Producers who planted in the 1990s

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  • Viña Casablanca
  • Casas del Bosque
  • Kingston Family Vineyards

end of 2000s - 100 wineries

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Casablanca

2nd wave of producers

Post Pablo Morandé of Concha y Toro, 1982

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Casablanca - 6,000 ha

  • Villard - MOVI member
  • Veramonte - Huneeus family
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Casablanca

Most planted varieties

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  • 75% White
  • Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
    • 2 most planted, both have over 2,000 ha
  • Pinot Noir on rise
    • ​Planting in more app. places - hillsides w/ reddish clays overylaying quartz-rich granite (vs sandy loam of valley floor)​
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Valle de San Antonio DO

2 Zones / “3” Subzone

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  • Valle de Leyda
    • ​Southernmost, majority planted 15 km from ocean
  • Lo Abarco
    • Most extreme, 4 km from ocean
  • Rosario (not official zone)
    • Furthest inland, warmest
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Year Leyda became a DO

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2002

  • Leyda DO, within San Antonio DO, within Aconcagua DO
20
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2 DO Areas within Leyda

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  • Santo Domingo
  • San Juan

both Costa

vs areas outside Leyda - Algarrobo, Cartagena, Lo Abarca

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2 DO Areas outside of Leyda

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  • Algarrobo
  • Cartagena
  • Lo Abarca

​Only top 2 areas listed on compendium

vs w/in Leyda - San Juan, Santa Domingo

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San Antonio’s northernmost, warmest, driest, and most inland subzone

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Rosario

  • 19 km from Pacific (vs Lo Abarca, 4 km)
  • Only 1 estate - Matetic - Demeter certified
    • 1st to plant Syrah in San Antonio, 2001
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San Antonio’s most extreme subzone

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Lo Abarca

  • COOLEST, maritime climate
  • 4 km from the coast (vs Rosario, 19 km)
  • 1,000 growing degree days
  • 1st producer - Casa Marin - 2000
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San Antonio Valley

Year Vines 1st Planted

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1998

  • Inaugural wines released 2001
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Valle de San Antonio DO

Major Producers

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San Antonio Valley

  • Matetic
  • Viña Leyda
  • Casa Marin
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San Antonio Valley DO

Most Planted Grape

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Sauvignon Blanc

  • 50% of region’s 2,300 ha
  • Synonymous with Leyda
  • Thiol-laden similar to Marlborough

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