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Vinos de Terroir Tasting NY Nov 2012.pptx
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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