Sur / Austral Flashcards
Southern Regions DO (Sur)
3 Subregions
- Itata
- Bio Bio
- Malleco

Most planted grapes in both Itata and Bío Bío

- País
- Muscat de Alexandria

Itata Valley
Most planted red variety

País
- Gobelet-trained bush vines
- Dry-farmed
Valle del Itata DO
2 Costa Areas

- Portezuelo
- Coelemu
Valle del Itata DO
2 Entre Cordilleras

- Chilián
- Quillón
Valle del Itata DO
Primary Grapes

- Moscatel de Alejandría
- País
- Cinsault
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Valle del Itata DO
Soil Types

Alluvial soils, clay and sand
- same as Bio-Bio and Malleco
Bío-Bío
Climate
Geography

- Climate turns the corner: Green all year round, Autumnal rainfall higher than Itata and Maule, previously consdidered too rainy and cool
- Nahuelbuta Mountains: Diminishes coastal influence
Valle del Bío-Bío DO
2 Entre Cordilleras Areas

- Yumbel
- Mulchén
(only Areas of Bio Bio)
Valle del Bio-Bio DO
Primary Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- País
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc
Valle del Bío-Bío DO
Soil Types
Alluvial soils, clay and sand
(same as Itata and Malleco)
Valle del Bio-Bio DO
2 Major Producers

- Dos Andes (Agustinos, Veranda)
- Guilisasti
- Aristos
- Clos des Fous
Valle de Malleco DO
1 Entre Cordilleras Area

Traiguen
(the only Area of Malleco)
Valle del Malleco DO
Primary Grapes

- PN, País
- Chard, Sauv Blanc
Valle del Malleco DO
Soil Types

Alluvial soils, clay and sand
- same as Itata and Bio-Bio
Valle del Malleco DO
1 Major Producer

Sol de Sol
1st to use Austral DO on a label
Casa Silva
- Colchagua-based
- From its Lake Ranco vineyards
- Produces Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Austral
Avg ann rainfall
70 inches! - 1800 mm
- Recorded at Casa Silva’s winery
Austral DO
2 Subregions
- Valle de Cautin DO
- 38° 95’ S
- Valle del Osorno DO
- 40° 58’ S
Southernmost DO in Chile
Valle del Osorno
- Subregion of Austral DO
- Latitude: 40 48’ S
Winery at world’s southernmost vineyard
Undurraga’s Rafael Urrejola
- commune of Chile Chico
- Experimental plot on the edge of the glacial Lake General Carrera and the Chilean tundra
- 46th parallel
- Yet to release commercial vintage
Sur
Producers
- Clos des Fous, Garage Wine Co
- Pedro Parra y Familia
- Roberto Henriquez
- Villalobos
- Agricola Macatho
- A Los Viñateros Bravos
- De Martino