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Regions Chile Flashcards

1
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Coquimbo Subregions
Influences

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Elqui Valley
Limari Valleys
Choapa Valleys
Abundant sunshine
Cooling from seabreeze and elevation
Low water

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Elqui Grapes

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Syrah (lighter)
Sauvignon Blanc

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Limari Grapes

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Chardonnay

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Aconcagua Subregions

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Aconcagua Valley
Casablanca
San Antonio

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Aconcagua Valley Grapes and Style

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Carmenere
Traditionally rich, high tannin / alcohol (valley floor)
Now more elegant, fresh, complex, low alcohol (slopes / coast)

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Aconcagua Valley Geo, Climate, Influences, Vineyard Locations

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Steep sided valley
Warmest in Chile
Cooling from ocean and Andes
Valley floor (fertile), slopes, coastal

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Casablanca / San Antonio
Geo
Influences

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Between Coastal and Pacific
Morning fog, afternoon wind

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Casablanca / San Antonio Grapes

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Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (#1 red), Syrah

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Leyda Zone Notable / Location

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San Antonio, Sauv Blanc

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Casablanca / San Antonio Style Pinot Noir

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Red Berry, Herbs

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Casablanca Style Syrah

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Structured, peppery from warmer sites

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Central Valley Wine Style and Variety

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inexpensive fruity
chardonnay merlot

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13
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Central Valley Subregions

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Maipo, Rapel, Curico, Maule

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14
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Rapel subzones

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Chachapoal Valley
Colchagua Valley

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15
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Maipo Valley Vineyard locations / Influences

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Surrounded by Mountains
no coastal influence
Vineyards in Andes foothills cooled by descending air

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16
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Maipo Valley Wine style / noteable grape

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Elegant structured reds
Minty cab

17
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Chachapoal Influences / wines styles

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North
Warm cut off from breeze - carmenere on valley floor ripens in heat
East end cooler from Andes- cab / syrah

18
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Colchagua Influences, Wine styles, notable zone

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South, large area, varied locations
Central area - warm some ocean breeze - cs, syrah, carmenere
Noteable zone - Apalta on slopes
West - Cooler pacific influence - whites

19
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Curico and Maule, influence, wine style, noteable

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Inexpensive blended red and white
Maule cooler providing acid for blends
Old vine carignan dry farmed in western hills, full bodied, concentrated, low yielding bush vines

20
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South Region sub Regions, Climates

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Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco
Cooler and wetter north to south

21
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Bio Bio grapes, style

A

Muscat di Alexandra (Pisco)
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Aromatics, Pais
Hi quality / acid

22
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Malleco grapes

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Smallest
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

23
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Itata grapes

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Pais
Muscat di Alexandra (Pisco)

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