Chile - Valle Central Flashcards
Name the 4 regions within the Valle Central Region Viticola
Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curicó Valley
Maule Valley
Which region Viticola is Maipo Valley DO in?
Valle Central
Which region Viticola is Rapel Valley DO in?
Valle Central
Which region Viticola is Curicó Valley DO in?
Valle Central
Which region Viticola is Maule Valley DO in?
Valle Central
What is the climate in the Valle Central Region Viticola?
Semi-arid, warm Mediterranean
Name some famous wines from the Alta Maipo
Don Melchor Almaviva Viñedo Chadwick, Alvaro Espinoza’s Antiyal Santa Rita’s “Casa Real.
Describe the Cabernet based wines of the Alta Maipo
The style of the fruit from the region is tannic, concentrated and ripe, if often lower in acidity than Cabernet Sauvignon from other DO regions in Chile. In the glass, top Alto Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon is more closely aligned with Napa than Bordeaux.
Name the unofficial subzones of the Maipo Valley
Alto Maipo, at elevations of 400-600 meters or higher in the piedmont of the Andes; the central area of Medio Maipo; and Maipo Costa/Maipo Bajo, the lowest-lying vineyards in the southwest.
Name the zones within the Rapel Valley
Cochapoal
Colchagua
Name an area within the Cochapoal DO that is particularly well regarded
Peumo
What grape variety is Peumo within the Cochapoal DO well know for?
Carmenere
Name some producers in the Colchagua DO
Montes Lapostelle Neyen Koyle Los Vascos
What is the most important yet unofficial zone within the Colchagua DO?
Apalta Valley
Which river is the Apalta Valley located on ?
Tinguiririca River