Maipo Valley

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Maipo Valley is one of Chile’s most renowned wine-producing regions, especially famous for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and other red wines.

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Surface form Occurrences
Maipo Alto 1
Maipo Bajo 1
Maipo River Basin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf valley
wine region
altitudeRange from lowland plains to Andean foothills
climate Mediterranean climate
climateCharacteristic cool nights
warm days
climateInfluence Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

Pacific Ocean
country Chile
drainageCharacteristic well-drained soils
economicActivity wine production
exportImportance major source of Chilean wine exports
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carménère
surface form: Carmenère

Merlot
Syrah
harvestCondition generally dry growing season
harvestTime typically between March and May
hasSubregion Alto Maipo
Coastal Maipo
Maipo Valley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maipo Alto

Maipo Valley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maipo Bajo
irrigationSource Andean snowmelt
knownFor age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon
structured red wines
locatedIn central Chile
surface form: Central Chile
locatedNear Santiago
notableFor Bordeaux-style blends
Cabernet Sauvignon
primaryWineColor red
regulatoryFramework part of Chilean Denomination of Origin system
river Maipo River
secondaryWineColor white
soilType alluvial soils
gravelly soils
sandy soils
subregionOf Central Valley wine region
typicalAlcoholLevel medium to high
viticulturalHistory one of Chile’s oldest wine regions
whiteGrapeVariety Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
wineProfile firm tannins
herbal notes
ripe black fruit aromas
spice notes
wineReputation one of Chile’s most prestigious wine regions
wineStyle red wine

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Maipo River associatedWith Maipo Valley
this entity surface form: Maipo Valley wine region
Maipo River drainageBasin Maipo Valley
this entity surface form: Maipo River Basin
Maipo River flowsThrough Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley hasSubregion Maipo Valley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Maipo Alto
Maipo Valley hasSubregion Maipo Valley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Maipo Bajo
Rapel Valley locatedSouthOf Maipo Valley
Carménère notableRegion Maipo Valley
Central Valley of Chile wineRegion Maipo Valley