Vinos de terroir tasting ny nov 2012

Presented by Pedro Parra, PhDWine Tasting led by Sandy Block, Master of WineModerated by Mark Oldman, Best-Selling Wine Author

Terroir Expertise Master of Science, Precision Agriculture Montpellier, Ph.D in

Terroir in Paris. Form in Burgundy and Medoc

More than 20,000 soil vine profiles

Research: Tasting WNE – SOIL

Experience in Chile, Argentina, Tuscany, Vosne Romanee – Echezeaux – Nuits, Sonoma-Napa, Uruguay, Armenia, Okanagan, Mancha

Partner at ARISTOS, Clos des Fous and Altos las Hormigas

Atacama desert

Osorno

1.750 km

Paris

Sevilla

CHILE in Two Words

A GEOLOGICALLY fractured land

MOUNTAIN terroir, very COMPLEX geology

COMPLEX climate

Young industry, not yet MATURE

Last 10 years was focused on the EXPLORATION of new terroirs

The best is yet to come…

Elqui Valley, North of ChileToconao, Atacama Desert, 2.980 mtLo Abarca, San Antonio – Leyda ValleyAndes Mountain, Maipo ValleyMalleco – Traiguen, South of Chile

Old Vines never irrigated, Itata Bio Bio

Limestone

Gravel

Schist

Granite

THE WINES

SAN ANTONIOLO ABARCATHE WINE

CASA MARÍN

CIPRESES VINEYARD 2011

The Heart of Cipreses VineyardPioneering vineyard in Chile for cold coastalvineyards (The true Sonoma coast?)

CLIMATE: Very cold-fresh, cloudy, windy climate in front of the sea SOIL: a blend of GRANITE and LIMESTONE. Steep slopes, different aspects and extremely low yields

Total production is about 4,500 cases

ALTO MAIPOTHE WINES

SANTA RITA

CASA REAL 2009

CONCHA Y TORO

DON MELCHOR 2008

TERROIR OVERVIEW of ALTO MAIPO

CLIMATE is fresh to fresh-warm Andean climate. Important thermic oscillation. Long growing cycle, few rains in the growing season SOIL: Complex alluvial system, at least four terraces. In general, great terroirs are older terraces

As in the left bank (same geological system), wines used to be Cabernet Sauvignon blends, sometimes with Carmenere, Cabernet Franc, Merlot or Syrah

One of the oldest and FAMOUS Chilean wine regions. Top terroir

The Heart of Casa RealOne of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignons from Chile

CLIMATE: Fresh-warm Andean climate. Very slight slope facing west SOIL: Complex mix of alluvial third terrace of the Maipo River + colluvial erosion from the “Ratones” Mountain

Wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, vines are around 40 years old

Total production is about 2,000 cases

The Heart of Don MelchorThe oldest Cabernet Sauvignon on the right bank of the Maipo River CLIMATE: Strong influence from the Andes Mountains and the Andes winds. Fresh, with little rain in the growing season

SOIL: 100% third terrace from the Maipo River. So, one macro terroir, with around 27 micro terroirs

Wine is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and some Cabernet Franc, from 4-year-old vines to 37-year-old vines

Total production is about 10,000 cases

SECOND ALLUVIAL TERRACE: Young, gravelly sandy, few clay formations. Very high drainage.

THIRD ALLUVIAL TERRACE: Older, gravelly sandy and gravelly clay. Soil developed roots – gravel – clay system. Very good drainage and fertility.

CACHAPOAL and

ALTO CACHAPOALTHE WINES

CONCHA Y TORO

CARMÍN DE PEUMO 2008

ALTAÏR

ALTAÏR 2007

This wine can be considered the first Icon Carmenere

CLIMATE: Warm valley climate with fresh nights SOIL: Colluvial-Alluvial from a mix of three different geographic regions: volcanic, granitic and alluvial from the Cachapoal River

Terroir shows a big heterogeneity, some soils have a water table

Wine is a blend of Carmenere with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon from Alto Maipo and Cabernet Franc

Total production is about 1,200 cases

The Heart of Carmín de Peumo

The Heart of AltaïrFirst millesime was 2002. Maybe the first wine to shows ALTO CACHAPOAL’s potential

CLIMATE: Fresh warm with a strong influence from the Andes’ high altitude climate SOIL: Twelve macro terroir units, two “kings terroirs”: Sandy alluvial-colluvial and geological intrusive yellow slope

WINE: Unusual, clever blend: the heart is geology + gravel. At least 20 different wines from the vineyard

Total production is about 2,000 cases

ACONCAGUA THE WINES

ERRÁZURIZ

DON MAXIMIANO 2007

SEÑA

SEÑA 2007

The Heart of Don MaximianoFirst Icon wine from ERRÁZURIZ

CLIMATE: Fresh-warm climate, very little rain

SOIL: A complex blend of four vineyards: MAX I, MAX II, MAX III and MAX V. The last is very different from the others. It is 100% alluvial second or third terrace from the Aconcagua river. MAX I, II and III are both coluvial and geological.

WINE is built as a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 6% Syrah The total production is about 5,000 cases

The Heart of SeñaFirst icon wine from Chile, joint Venture with R. Mondavi, 1995

CLIMATE: Cold-fresh Andean climate with an easterly aspect, poor afternoon sun SOIL: Complex, 13 macro terroir units, more than 24 micro terroir units. Soils are complex, colluvial in some areas, and blend colluvial – with three different geologies in others

The wine is built as a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Carmenere, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Syrah and 1% Merlot

Total production is about 5,000 cases

1 : 5.000

1 : 100.000

1 : 50.000

1 : 25.000

SEÑA TERROIRIs all about the scale

APALTA THE WINES

MONTES

ALPHA M 2010

CASA LAPOSTOLLE

CLOS APALTA 2009

MONTES

FOLLY 2009

The Heart of Alpha MThe first icon wine from Colchagua

CLIMATE: Warm to very warm, with fresh wind coming from the ocean. Little rain during the growing season

SOIL: Complex, eight macro terroir units, more than 32 micro terroir units. Soil is granite (at least 8 types of granite micro terroirs), volcanic diorite, volcanic colluvial. Complex geological system. Very funny vineyard

Total production is 4,050 cases.

1. Tinguiririca Recent alluvial stony terrace

2. Older Tinguiririca alluvial stony terrace 3. Very stony volcanic colluvions

4. Beautiful red iron-oxid granitics parental rocks

6. Granitic quartzcic colluvion

5. Volcanic rocks

The Heart of Clos ApaltaCLIMATE: Fresh warm climate with south-easterly aspect SOILS : Nine macro terroir units, more than 44 micro terroir units. Soils are mainly granitics, granodioritics, dioritics and volcanic colluvial

WINE: The wine is made from very old vines and is a blend of Carmenere from silty clay flat soils (with redoxic system soil) with Cabernet Sauvignon from flat granitic soils and granitic, in addition to Petit Verdot

Total porduction is 6,361 cases

The Heart of Montes Folly SOIL: Hermitage like, unique red oxid iron cuarcic granite soil, with convex form. Quite rare in Apalta Spots of those micro terroirs are around 0.3 has, and find five spots. The spots are always present in the high altitude vineyards

Total production is 1,000 cases