Coquimbo Flashcards
Coquimbo DO
Subregions
N to S
- Elqui DO
- Limari DO
- Choapa DO: narrowest, where Andes and Coastal Ranges converge
Valle del Elqui DO
1 Costa Area
La Serena
- C: La Serena
- A: Paigauno, Vicuna
Valle del Elqui DO
2 Andes Areas
Paigauno, Vicuna
- C: La Serena
- A: Paigauno, Vicuna
Valle del Elqui DO
Latitude
30° 01’ S (Paigauno)
(Maipo is 33 27’ S)
Valle del Elqui DO
Total ha under vine
525 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha)
Valle del Elqui DO
Major Grapes
- Syrah
- Pedro Jimenez, Sauv Blanc
R/W Grapes: 52/48%
Valle del Elqui DO
Soil Types
Clay, Silt, and Chalk
(same as Limari and Choapa)
Valle de Elqui
Producers
- Cavas del Valle
- Falernia
Distance to Limarí Valley from Santiago
400 km north
Valle del Limarí DO
1 Costa Area
Ovalle
- C: Ovalle
- EC: Punitaqui
- A: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
Valle del Limarí DO
1 Entre Cordilleras Area
Punitaqui
- C: Ovalle
- EC: Punitaqui
- A: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
Valle del Limarí DO
2 Andes Area
Monte Patria, Rio Hurtado
- C: Ovalle
- EC: Punitaqui
- A: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
Valle del Limarí DO
Latitude
30° 36’ S (Ovalle)
(Maipo is 33 27’ S)
Valle del Limarí DO
Total ha under vine
2,800 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha, Maule 31,800 ha (most))
Valle del Limarí DO
Major Grapes
- CHARDONNAY, Sauv Blanc, Pedro Jimenez
- Syrah, Cab Sauv
R/W Grapes: 46/54%
Valle del Limarí DO
Soil Types
Clay, Silt and Chalk
(same as Elqui and Choapa)
Limarí
Producer
Undurraga
Valle del Choapa DO
2 Andes Areas
- Lapel
- SalamancaIl
No Costa, No Entre Cordilleras
Valle del Choapa DO
Latitude
31° 38’ S (Illapel)
(Atacama northernmost 27 21’ S, Maipo is 33 27’ S, Austral southernmost 40 58’ S)
Valle del Choapa DO
Total ha under vine
130 ha
(Maipo 12,700 ha, Colchagua 28,600 ha, Maule 31,800 ha (most))
Valle del Choapa DO
Major Grapes
Cab Sauv, Syrah
Valle del Choapa DO
Soil Types
Clay, Silt, and Chalk
(same as Elqui and Limari)
Valle del Choapa DO
Major Producer
De Martino
