Argentina Flashcards
Vineyard Location
- Western half of country
- Plains and foothills of the Andes
Argentina Climate
continental with a RAIN SHADOW
Zonda winds
- dusty, strong, hot winds
- comes down from the Andes
- late spring, early summer
- hits mostly in Mendoza
Red Grapes
- MALBEC
- BONARDA
- Cab
- Syrah
- Merlot
- Tempranillo
White Grapes
- PEDRO GIMINEZ (for blending in bulk)
- TORRONTES
- Chardonnay
- Chenin Blanc
Pink Skin Grapes
30% of nations vineyards
- Cereza
- Criolla Chica
- Criolla Grande
Argentina Growing Season
October (bud break)
February-April (harvest)
Irrigation Allowed
1) Flooding
2) Drip
Flooding Irrigation
Govt worker unlocks gates and allows run off from the canal into the vineyard
Drip Irrigation
A pipe that has been punctured runs through the vineyard and drips water onto the base of the vine
Reserva
whites: min 6 mo. aged in oak
reds: min 1 yr aged in oak
Gran Reserva
whites: min 1 yr aged in oak
reds: min 2 yrs aged in oak
Labeling Law
varietal vs blends
- min 85% of stated varietal
- if no varietal is stated then it is considered a blend
Provinces of Argentina (North to South)
1) Northwestern Provinces
2) Central Provinces of Cuyo
3) Southern Provinces of Patagonia
Northwestern Provinces (North to South)
- NW part of country
1) Jujuy
2) Salta
3) Tucuman
4) Catamarca
Northwestern Soil
sandy loam/fine sand
-with stony subsoil
Northwestern Varietals
- Torrontes
- Malbec
- Cab
Provinces of Cuyo (North to South)
- Central part of country
1) La Rioja
2) San Juan
3) Mendoza
La Rioja growing regions (north to south)
1) San Blas de los Sauces
2) La Costa Riojana
3) FAMATINA VALLEY
4) Vinchina
5) Castelli
6) Chilecito
7) Filipe Varela
La Rioja soil
alluvial loam to sand
La Rioja varietals
- TORRONTES
- malbec
San Juan growing regions (north to south)
1) Jachal
2) Iglesia
3) TULUM
4) ULLUM
5) CALINGASTA
6) ZONDA
7) PEDERNAL
San Juan soil
alluvial with sandy and calcareous areas/some limestone
San Juan climate
continental
- dry, warm, semiarid
- over 300 days of sun
San Juan varietals
- SYRAH
- Bonarda
- Malbec
Mendoza growing regions (north to south)
1) North Mendoza
2) Central (Upper) Mendoza
3) East Mendoza
4) Uco Valley
5) South Mendoza
subregions of Central Mendoza
(each with their own micro regions)
- Maipu
- Lujan de Cuyo DOC
sub regions of Uco Valley
(each with their own micro-regions)
- Tupungato
- Tunuyan
- San Carlos
Argentina’s DOCs
1) Lujan de Cuyo (central mendoza)
- Malbec ONLY
2) San Rafael (south mendoza)
- Chenin Blanc
subregions of North Mendoza
- Las Heras
- Lavalle
subregions of East Mendoza
- San Martin
- Junin
- Santa Rosa
- Riva Davia
- La Paz
subregions of South Mendoza
- San Rafael
- Alvear
Mendoza varietals
- MALBEC
- Cab
- Chenin Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Semillon
Mendoza Producers
- Catena
- Dominio del Plata (by Susana Balbo)
- Bressia
- Achaval Ferrer
Provinces of Patagonia (north to south)
1) La Pampa
2) Rio Negro
3) Neuquen
La Pampa growing regions
1) Rio Colorado Upper Valley
La Pampa soil/climate
sandy loam/continental, dry
La Pampa varietals
- Merlot
- Malbec
- Cab
Rio Negro growing regions
1) Rio Colorado Upper Valley
2) RIO NEGRO UPPER VALLEY
3) Rio Negro Middle Valley
4) Rio Colorado Lower Valley
5) Rio Negro Lower Valley
Rio Negro climate/soil
- Continental, dry, low humidity, cold winters/sandy loam
- Upper valley elev. 1,200 ft!
Rio Negro varietals
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Semillon
- Merlot
- Malbec
- Pinot Noir
Neuquen growing regions
1) San Patricio del Chañar
2) Rio Limay Lower Valley
Neuquen climate/soil
continental, cooler, dry, large diurnal shifts/sandy loam
Neuquen varietals
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Merlot
- Malbec
- Pinot Noir
