South America: Producer, Benchmark Bottlings Flashcards
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Almaviva
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Located in Puente Alto of the Maipo Valley
*joint venture between Barons Philippe de Rothschild and Concho y Toro
* typically 65 to 80% Cab Sauv, 20 to 25% Carmenere, sometimes a dash of Merlot
*traded in the Place de Bordeaux
*1st vintage = 1996
*EPU (means 2 in Mapuche language) is the 2nd wine. Predominately Cab aged for 1 year in used Almaviva barrels
