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
Clos Apalta is the top wine of which producer
Casa Lapostelle
Alpha M is the top wine of which producer?
Montes
Who makes Casa Real?
Sant Rita
Who makes Clos Apalta?
Casa Lapostolle
Name the 2 areas of the Maipo Valley that are considered Maipo Andes
Puento Alto
Pirque
The Rapel Valley corresponds to which administrative region?
O’Higgins administrative region
What DO of Chile has the most acreage under vine
Rapel Valley
Which area is the warmest, Maipo, Cochapoal or Colchagua?
Cochapoal
In which DO is Pedro Parra’d Clos des Fous project?
Cochapoal
The area’s San Fernandez and Santa Cruz are in which DO?
Colchagua
Where is Montes based?
Cochapoal
Which administrative region is directly South of the O Higgins administrative region in Chile?
Maule administrative region
Name the 2 DO zones of the Valle de Curico DO
Valle del Teno
Valle del Lontué
Sagrada Familia, Rauco, Romeral, and Molina are DO areas within which DO region?
Valle de Curico DO
What is the most planted grape variety in the Curico Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Which DO region of Chile did Miguel Torres launch his winery in 1979
Curico Valley
Name the 3 zones of the Maule Valley DO
Valle del Claro
Valle del Loncomilla
Valle del Tutuvén
What is the most planted grape variety in the Maule Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the second most heavily planted DO in Chile?
Maule Valley
What is VIGNO?
In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake, which struck along the Maule coast, a dozen wineries in western Maule banded together to form Vignadores de Carignan, an association committed to the preservation of the region’s old-vine Carignan and the support of small growers who have maintained it.
What rules must winemakers wishing to use the VIGNO trademark observe?
The wine must contain a minimum 85% Carignan, which must be dry-farmed, head-trained, and at least 35 years of age (grafted Carignan qualifies). The remainder of the blend must be other old-vine, head-trained, dry-farmed fruit from Maule. The wine must be aged for at least 2 years prior to release.
