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Grape Varieties: 63% Syrah, 16% Cabernet Franc, 16% Malbec, 4% Merlot.
Very good wine with red plums, currents and black raspberries over baking spice and cacao with a floral note. The medium tannins are ripe and round balancing the medium minus acidity. The wine has good complexity. The finish is medium plus and sweet. Drink now and for 3-4 years. http://matetic.com/en/vino/corralillo-winemakers-blend-2009-en/ |
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Grape Variety: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Syrah
Good plus wine with lots of strawberries and red currents over a floral note. The medium plus acidity give outstanding freshness to the wine. The fruit is medium plus in concentration and intensity. The finish is medium plus. Drink now and for a year or two. |
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Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Very good plus wine with soft citrus and ripe passion fruit over fresh sweet herbs with a mineral note. The fruit has medium plus intensity and balances the medium plus acid. The wine has a medium plus finish. Drink now and for 1-2 years. |
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Grape variety: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 13% Carignan, 7% Carmenère.
Outstanding wine with ripe black plums and black cherries over baking spice and anise with a mineral note. The medium plus tannins are ripe and balance the medium acidity giving good structure. The fruit concentration and intensity are both medium plus. The wine has good complexity and a long minus sweet finish. Drinking well now and will for 5-6 more years. |
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Grape Variety: 70% Merlot, 15% Carmenere, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Good plus wine with black fruit and dried herbs. The medium minus tannins are grippy. The wine has good balance and is structured. The finish is medium minus and sweet. Drink now and for 1-2 years. http://www.trioconchaytoro.com/our-wines-and-style/our-wines/merlot-en/ |
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Grape Variety: 100% Carmenere
Very good plus wine with black plums/cherries and chocolate over rich baking spice and an earthy minty dried herb note. The medium plus tannins are rounded and mature, building good balance with the medium minus acidity. The wine has good complexity and a medium plus finish. Drink now and for 5-6 years. No website the Winemaker’s Lot is in some markets instead of the Gran Reserva mark. |
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Grape Variety: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc
Very good plus wine showing black cherry and plums, with dried figs loaded over sweet bakers spices and a savoury black olive note. The wine has good complexity and medium plus fruit concentration. The medium tannins are rounded and give good structure with the medium minus acidity. The finish is long. Drink now will improve for 2-3 years and drink for 6-7 years. |
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Grape Variety: 100% Cinsault
Very good wine with lush black berries over both fresh and dried herbs with notes of violets. The medium tannins are mature but grippy. The fruit has good concentration and medium intensity. The wine is balanced, with fine structure and good complexity. Drink now and for 3-4 years. |
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Grape variety: 100% Syrah
Very good wine with mixed black and red cherries over floral note with violets, sweet green herbs and lastly pepper and anise on the finish, the wine has good complexity. Fruit concentration and intensity is medium plus. The medium tannins are grippy but well integrated. The finish is medium plus and sweet. Drinking well now and for the next 4-5 years. |
Official Denominación de Origen or D.O.
The primary Difference in the new system besides the recognition of Zones within some Sub-Regions is the designation of each Area into one of three categories from the Pacific to the Andes. This will give hints to the style of the wine, be it from cool coastal areas or the equally cool but high altitude areas of the Andes. Though not very large the Chileans have a great diversity of topography within some Sub-Region to work with, may we see cool climate Syrah from both the Coast and the Andes growing 30 km apart though showing decidedly different styles?
I can only hope. .
In this list I use these underscored letters to designate the different areas.
C Costa (Coastal Areas)
E Entre Cordilleras (Between the Mountains Areas )
A Andes (Andean Areas)
The system came into effect in May 2011 it goes from largest area to smallest:
Region>Sub-Region>Zone>Area
An Example would be:
Region Central Valley
Sub-Region Rapel Valley
Zone Colchagua Valley
Area Lolol Costa
Note Only some Sub-Regions have Zones. A Sub-Region or Zone may contain all three areas from Costa through the Entre Cordilleras into the Andes.
This system will give unique terriors in Chile the ability to promote their specific styles as has been done for many years in areas such as the Pirque area in the Maipo Valley Sub-Region of the Central Valley Region. Many don’t see the need for this complex system of unrecognizable names, but will realize the value of the system in years to come. I believe this is a very good start and new Areas will be added as they prove thier unique character to the world.
The links I have included take you to excellent information on the Wines of Chile website.
From North to South
Atacama Region
Sub-Region Copiapo Valley
Sub-Region Huasco Valley
Coquimbo Region
Sub-Region Elqui Valley
Area
A Vicuna
A Paiguano
Sub-Region Limari Valley
Area
C Ovalle
E Punitaqui
A Monte Patria
A Rio Hurtado
Sub-Region Choapa Valley
Area
A Salamanca
A Illapel
Aconcaqua Region
Sub-Region Aconcagua Valley
Area
E Panquehue
Sub-Region Casablanca Valley
Area
C Casablanca
Central Valley Region
Sub-Region San Antonio Valley
Zone Leyda
Area
C San Juan
C Marga Marga Valley
Sub-Region Maipo Valley
Area
E Isla de Maipo
E Talagante
E Melipilla
E Alhue
E Maria Pinto
A Santiago
A Pirque
A Puente Alto
A Buin
Sub-Region Rapel Valley
Zone Colchagua Valley
Area
C LoLol
E Nancahua
E Santa Cruz
E Palmilla
E Peralillo
E Marchigue
A San Fernando
A Chimbarongo
Zone Cachapoal Valley
Area
E Rancagua
E Peumo
A Requinoa
A Rengo
Sub-Region Curico Valley
Zone Teno Valley
Area
E Rauco
E Romeral
Zone Lontue Valley
Area
E Sagrada Familia
A Molina
Sub-Region Maule Valley
Zone Claro Valley
Area
E Talca
E Pencahue
E San Rafael
A San Clemente
Zone Locomilla Valley
Area
E San Javier
E Villa Alegre
E Parral
E Linares
Zone Tutuven Valley
Area
E Cauquenes
Southern Region
Sub-Region Itata Valley
Area
C Coelemu
C Portezuelo
E Chillan
E Quillon
Sub-Region Bio Bio Valley
Area
E Yubel
E Mulchen
Sub-Region Malleco Valley
Area
E Traiguen
For a comprehensive map see:
