Aconcagua Valley Wines

The Aconcagua valley lies in the Aconcagua region, in the shelter of the high mountain after which it is named on a narrow strip of land about 300km south of the Coquimbo vineyard regions of Limari Valley and Elqui Valley , and only 70km north of Santiago. The Aconcagua mountain is the highest in the Americas and towers over the region, offering not only scenic beauty, but protection, irrigation from the melting snow, and cooling altitude.

The center of the valley is hot and dry, producing full bodied reds, whilst the East and West, by the mountains and coast respectively, are cooler and benefit from higher altitude of the vineyards close to the mountain or the ever-present influence of the cooling Pacific. This is where one of the pioneers of the Chilean wine industry, Don Maximiliano Errazuriz brought French vines to Chile, and the classic varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah dominate and perform superbly here.