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Single Vineyard Awarded Gold at the 2014 Global Riesling Masters

4 December 2014

RieslingMasters

Single Vineyard Riesling 2013

Selected for its extreme southern origins and cold climate, the Rulos del Alto (No Irrigation) Block is part of the Quitralmán Estate and contains the oldest vines planted in the Bío-Bío Valley. Experiencing some of the lowest average temperatures during grape ripening, along with its red clay soil, add to this Riesling´s...

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History

Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery was founded in 1993, with the vision of producing premium, expressive and innovative wines that convey the spirit of the New World. Our name refers to the company’s geographic position, representing wines proudly made in South America’s Southern Cone, on whose western edge lies Chile and its gifted wine valleys. Our logo also evokes a freehand drawing of the silhouette of South America.

Right from the start, Cono...

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Vineyards

Four important geographic bodies surround the Chilean wine growing region: the Andes Mountains to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atacama Desert –the driest on Earth– to the north and ancient glaciers to the south. These natural barriers essentially isolate Chile and have protected our vineyards for centuries. Other determining factors, such as abundant luminosity, significant daily temperature variation, dry weather during ripeni...

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Winemaking

The infrastructure at the winery was designed to allow for the delicate handling of grapes and wine. Today, Cono Sur’s winery has a total capacity of 12 million litres in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Our aging cellar, which holds up to 4,000 barrels, is both temperature and humidity controlled

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Inside information

2014 Harvest Report

This year began with a very cold spring, resulting in historic frosts in many of the valleys, especially the coastal areas. Due to this, we saw a significant decline among the white varieties such as Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. The frost also delayed the budding of the vines throughout the valleys.

The first stages of growth were also slow, leading to blooms with balanced vigor that did not require pruning. The fru...

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