LC Flashcards
La melezca
The few Bunches of grapes that are left on the vine after harvest
mijito
my child
As astute as a fox
Achaval Ferrer
Three raods that lead from Perdriel to Agrelo and Ugarteche
Ruta 15, Cochabamba Street, Cobos Street
All parallel to Ruta 40
Pothole
Straßenschaden
adobe
Sun-dried brick
CZ Address
Calle Cobos, Agrelo
Aroma of CS from La Pirámide
Planting year
Soil type in Agrelo
1982 , chocolate-black fruit
Clay
Dominion del Plata
Susana Balbo + Pedro Marchevski, but later parted ways
Heirloom
Էրլում
Ժառանգություն
Lujân de Cuyo
Clay soil => phyloxera
Which variety do they plant on rootstocks in Argentina and why?
Chardonnay because it’s susceptible to nematodes
Uco Valley
Regions from North to South
Tupungato (70 min drive from Mendoza city)
Tunuyán
San Carlos
Uco Valley varieties
Malbec, CS, Charonnay, Merlot
Rocky subsoil
Canto rodado
Tupungato means … in native Huarpe language
“star observatory “
hoja de malvón
Trunk disease
Adrianna vineyard
Westernmost part of Tupungato, Gualtallary
Adrianna vineyard soil type
Sandy, with a bit of lime and round rocks
Chardonnay from Adrianna
Catena Alta Chardonnay
Caminos de tierra
Dirt roads
Uco Valley Population subregions
Tupungato
Tunuyán 45.000
San Carlos 31.000
Irrigation in Patagonia
Irrigation tuning must be placed on the soil, if not, the water will be blown away by wind.
El charango
Tiny Argentine guitar
Tottontés
Susceptible to sunburn => parral (pergola)
Best in Cafayete (1700m) cool nights but only 1% of torrontes grows in Cafayete
Torrontes Argentine
Muscat of Alexandria x Criolla Chica
Torrontés riojano vs mendocino
Two different varietals
Riojano grows in Salta produces a better wine
Bonarda
Is Corbeau= Carbonneau=Noire Douce from Savoie
Late-ripening better in El Este warmer region
Hang time
Number of days between véraison and harvest
Who brought Malbec to Argentina?
Michel Aimé Pouget - who was commissioned by Argentine government to create a vine nursery