Description
About Viña Ventisquero
Viña Ventisquero was founded in the late 1990s by Gonzalo Vial and has quickly gone on to become one of the countries top wine producers. With a winery based in the coastal Maipo Valley the estate sources grapes from the prestigious Casablanca, Leyda, Colchagua and Apalta Valley regions to produce a range of sought-after, awardwinning wines.
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère provide the backbone of the range produced by winemaker Felipe Tossa and consultants Aurelio Montes and ex-Penfolds winemaker, John Duval. Young, dynamic and innovative, the wines of Viña Ventisquero provide a captivating glimpse into the diversity of terroirs of this exciting wine nation.
About Chile Wine Region
With a climate that is tempered by the Pacific Ocean’s Humboldt Current (which starts in Antarctica) on one side and the majestic Andes Mountains on the other, the wine regions of Chile produce world class wines. Regions stretch from the country’s far north at the Elqui Valley to the south at the Malleco Valley, with Aconcagua, Casablanca, Maipo, Colchagua, and Curico being the best known.
The wine areas of Chile are planted to many of the international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec, Chardonnay and Riesling, with the old-Bordeaux variety, Carménère, being particularly successful for the country.
About this region
Climate: Varies from cool and wet to dry and hot, depending on the region.
Soil: Varies from granite, schist and slate in the west, to clay, loam, sand and silt in the centre, to colluvial in the east.
Key Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, and Syrah.
