South America Wines Checked Flashcards

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Malbec General

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Deep Color, Full Body, High levels of smooth Tannins

Blackberry, Black Plum

Oak used for High Quality Malbecs Spicey - Vanilla/Clove

Blends with CabSav, Merlot, CabFranc, Petit Verdot

Newer Style - More elegant, Using gentler methods of extraction

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Lower Altitude Malbec

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Higher Altitude Malbec

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Lower altitude = fuller bodied with richer black fruit

Higher altitude = more elegant, displaying fresher more floral aromas

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Bonarda

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2nd most planted Argentinian variety (Mendoza & San Juan)

Late ripening

Deep Color, High Acidity, High Tannin

Higher yields: Med-Deep Color, Fruity Raspberry & BlackBerry

Low Yields: Greater Concentration & Structure

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Argentinian Premium Reds / Traits

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CabSav, Syrah, Merlot, (smaller Tempranillo & Pinot Noir)

Concentrated Ripe Fruit, Usually Toasty Notes from Oak

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Torrontrés

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Signature white varietal (Salta, La Rioja, San Juan and Mendoza) - Best Cafayate

Aromatic, Medium Body, Medium Acidity

Intense, Fruity, Floral Perfume

Stone Fruits & Melon

Inert vessels, temp controlled to capture aromatics

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Argentinian Chardonnay

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Premium are matured in oak (portion is new Oak)

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Pedro Gimenez

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Argentina’s widest planted grape

Traditional & low-quality

Used in cheap wines for domestic market

Now in decline

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Chilean CabSav Style

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A variety from simple and fruity to full-bodied premium example

Premium - Usually with Very Ripe Black fruit aromas and flavours, often with a Herbaceous character

Blends - Merlot, Carmenère, Syrah

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Chilean Merlot

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Inexpensive, medium-bodied and fruity (has been very successful on export markets)

Spicy, Green Pepper

Fuller-bodied and complex is also found

Often blended with Carmenere

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Carmenère

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Late ripening, successful in most warm, sunny conditions

Full-bodied, Med-High Acidity, High Tannins

Overtly Herbaceous when not fully ripe

Good examples achieve a balance between Blackberry fruit (Blackberry) and Herbal (Eucalyptus) aromas, Oak (Chocolate and Coffee)

Signature Chilean wine often blended with Merlot

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Chilean Syrah Hot

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Greater intensity of Black Fruit flavours
Fuller body

Colchagua Valley (San Antonio)

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Casablanca and San Antonio Valleys Wines

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Cooler Vineyards

Excellent wines with High Acidity and Intense Fruity flavours

Occasional Herbaceous notes

Some have additional richness and texture from lees-stirring and oak

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Chilean Chardonnay

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Modern International Style

Ripe Fruit (Citrus & Apple) & Oak for Toast and Caramel

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Pisco Brandy

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Chilean use Muscat of Alexandria 3rd most planted

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Maipo Valley Cabernet Savignon

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Med-Full Body, High Acid, High Tannin

Herbal, Herbaceous, Blackfruit

Know for Mint Flavors

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Maule Valley

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Carignan

Full Body, Intensely Concentrated

Low yielding bush

Cooler region in Central Valley (Higher Acidity good for blending)

Using Dry-farmed old vines

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País

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Planted in Itata Valley

Bío Bío Valley

Historic grape grown in old, unirrigated plots.

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Leyda Valley Wines

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Sauvignon Blanc has gained a reputation here within San Antonio Valley

Chardonnay is widely planted making fine wines

Pinot Noir most widely planted black grape - Red Berry Fruity with Herbal notes (helped by cool sites)

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Casablanca Valley Syrah

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Planted in warmer sites in east

Well-structured with Peppery edge

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Curicó Valley Wines

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Retain higher acidity (useful for blends)

Seeking to exploit dry-farmed, old vines

Carigan has become a star - Full Bodied, Intensely Concentrated wines from ancient vines

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Malleco

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Smallest and most Southern subregion producing Chardonnay and Pinot.

Premium Producers are starting production