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
Souther Regions DO (Sur)
Number of acres planted to Muscat
nearly 6000 acres
- While on the decline, Muscat is Chile’s 3rd most planted white varietal, after Sauvignon (Blanc and Vert) and Chardonnay
Valle del Itata DO and Valle del Bío-Bío DO
Administrative Region
Bío-Bío Admin Region
- Capital is at Concepción
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
Latitude
36° 36’ S (Chillán)
(Atacama northernmost 27 21’ S Maipo 33 27’ S, Austral southernmost 40 58’ S)
Valle del Itata DO
Total ha under vine
6,800 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha, Maule 31,800 ha (most))
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
Latitude
37° 08’ S (Yumbel)
(Atacama northernmost 27 21’ S, Maipo 33 27’ S, Austral southernmost 40 58’ S)
Valle del Bio-Bio DO
Total ha under vine
1,700 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha, Maule 31,800ha (most))
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 (w/in Sur DO)
Latitude
38° 15’ S (Traiguén)
(Atacama northernmost 27 21’ S, Maipo 33 27’ S, Austral southernmost 40 58’ S)
Valle del Malleco DO
Total ha under vine
17 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha, Maule 31,800 ha (most))
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
Distance of Austral from Santiago
900 km south
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
Austral DO
2 Subregions: Valle de Cautin DO, Valle del Osorno
Latitudes
- Valle de Cautin DO
- 38° 95’ S
- Valle del Osorno DO
- 40° 58’ S (southernmost Chilean DO)
(Atacama northernmost 27 21’ S, Maipo is 33 27’ 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
