2014 Santa Rita Estates South American Wine Workshops Varietal Characteristic and Terroir

2014 Santa Rita Estates South American wine workshops – Varietal characteristic and terroir matrix

SAUVIGNON BLANC TASTING

Cool Climate Warm Climate Character Character Aspargus, peapods, Cooked vegetables, asparagus, beans. Tropical fruit, mango, pineapple, banana, guava, peach, pear. Honey, toffee, vanilla, cinnamon. green beans, celery, green apple, capsicum .Grapefruit, lime, Aromas & Flavours passionfruit, kiwi fruit. Pine, mint, anise, flint smoke, struck match, arm pits. Light/medium Medium bodied, alcohol sweetness evident, oily, phenolic, soft, muted acid. bodied, refreshing, Texture & Balance dry, transient, minerally. fresh acid finish. Wine Country Latitude Distance to the GDD Diurnal range Altitude m. a.s.l. Annual Rainfall Soil Type and Valley Ocean (mm) Description

The soils are from granitic origin, yellow in colour. Normally the pH is very acid (4.8 - 5.5 in water). The clay content is around 20%. South African soil 34° 01' 6 1742 8,4 103 1056 Classification: it is classified as Clovelly and Yellow Oakleaf soil families. The effective depth is the Groot depth of soil Constantia South Africa preparation which is 2013 Constantia 80-90cm . Carmen Gran Reserva Chile Leyda 33° 39’ 11.16 1040 12,3 180 350 Soils are from 2 main 2013 origins: developed in /SR Floresta situ from the mother 2013 rock & are typically of granitic origin with clay. The other soils deeper with high clay content consist of materials deposited by the Maipo river It has a sandy-loamy to sandy soils up to 1.80 meters (almost 6 feet) deep. It was created in the alluvial 33°29' 229 1981 13,4 1100 314.7 process with a mixture of colluvial rounded stones, gravel and sand. It Doña Paula Estate Argentina has a very good 2013 Tupungato drainage and fertility. Soil types vary from the young alluvial soils of Rapaura and Renwick, which 41° 36' 10 1101 11 12 643 contains high proportions of Greywacke New Zealand greywacke river 2012 Marlborough stones Kimmeridgian Limestone soil. The better terroirs of Poully are always 47° 16' 393.9 1099 11,6 206 588 found where the calcareous Chateau de Tracy France Kimmeridgian is 2012 Pouilly Fume involved.

Cool Climate Character Warm to Hot Climate Character Tomato bush, capsicum, green olive, green peppercorn, raspberry, Black cherry, plum, mulberry, prune, raisin, fruitcake, anise, mint, caramel, tamarillo, pomegranate, violet, rose. vanilla, clove, earthy, dusty, cedar, char, toasty, mocha, chocolate. Aromas & Flavours

Light/medium bodied, slight, fresh, attenuated, soft tannins and acid. Medium/full bodied, alcohol and fruit sweet, viscous extract, significant Texture & firm blocky tannins, soft acid. Balance

MERLOT TASTING Wine Country Latitude Distance to GDD Diurnal Altitude m.Annual Soil Type and Description the Ocean range above sea Rainfall Valley level (mm)

The soil of the region is composed of calcareous marl and flysch 46° 02' 41.98 1977 7 117 1045 Merlot Dal Pic Italy sandstone 2006 Venezia Alluvial type soils with a loamy upper layer 80 -100 cm. in depth. A Santa Rita lower layer formed by alluvial origin stones ensures proper 33° 42' 90.6 1620 18,3 527 310 Medalla Real Chile drainage of rain water while allowing deep radicular system 2010 Maipo growth. Pomerol has fine, deep gravel soils with important iron and marl deposits. It is a river terrace deposits where the roots find and Ronan by 44° 49' 54.29 1485 11,4 12 834 exploit beds of clayed material and clay lenses for moisture and Clinet France mineral nourishment, passing through the sterile zones without 2010 Bordeaux branching. CARMENERE TASTING

Cool Climate Character Warm to Hot Climate Character Stalky, capsicum, tomato bush, red currant, tamarillo, Eucalyptus, Black currant/cassis, mulberry, clove, anise, roasted capsicum, mint, terpentine. Eucalyptus, smoky, char, black olive, chocolate, soy sauce, roasted meat. Aromas & Flavours

Medium bodied, lacks fruit sweetness, assertive green tannins. Medium/full bodied, very sweet vibrant exotic fruit, alcohol perceptible, firm Texture & linear tannins Balance

Wines Country Latitude Distance to the GDD Diurnal range Altitude m. above Annual Rainfall Soil Type and Valley Ocean sea level (mm) Description

Vigneti delle Loose, gravel Dolomiti Tenuta Italy 46° 23' 142.9 1702 11 150 687 based & sandy San Leonardo Trentino, Alto with neutral PH 2007 Adige Carmen Gran Chile 34° 36' 69.8 1757 18 193 428 Poor granitic soils Reserva Apalta provide good 2011 drainage, which in turn controls plant vigour and ensures proper fruit production. The Apalta soils are formed of granitic decomposed material with very good drainage. Alluvial type soils with a loamy upper layer 80 -100 cm. in depth. A lower layer formed by alluvial 33° 42' 90.6 1620 18,3 527 310 origin stones ensures proper drainage of rain water while allowing deep Carmen 20th Chile radicular system Anniversary Maipo growth. Cool Climate Character Warm to Hot Climate Character Stalky, herbaceous ,nettles, mint, red currant, raspberry, roses, Strawberry, black cherry, black olive, pommegranite, green tea, tobacco leaf, Aromas geranium. leather, violets, roses , clove, cinnamon, anise, mocha. & Flavours

Light/medium bodied, vibrant, fresh, soft tannins and fine acid Medium/full bodied, complex savoury fruit, fine and silky tannins, moderate Texture finish. alcohol and balancing acid. Refined wines. & Balance CABERNET FRANC TASTING

Wines Country Latitude Dista GDD A Annual Rainfall (mm) Soil Type and Valley nce l Description to t the i Ocea t n u d e

m . a b o v e

l e v e l

1 Coarse red 43° 34' 12.2 1712 1 863 sandstone and Poggio al Tesoro Italy, Bolgheri, 2 clay. 2008 Tuscany Coarse red sandstone and 189. 6 Foucher Lebrun 47° 08' 1226 621 clay. Chalky soil 17 2 Bon Breton France seasoned with 2012 Chinon sand Granitic clay and soils that vary in depth from 1 110cm to 150cm. 34° 36’ 24.4 1513 0 450 Red clays present 4 Floresta Cabernet in the profile, Franc Chile good structure 2012 Pumanque and low fertility Doña Paula Alluvia Argentina 33° 22' 220 1783 1 305 Wind erosion has 2012 Gualtallary 2 placed a thin (5 to 9 10 cm.) natural 1 vegetation bed. Up to 2.20 meters deep there is an impressive skeletal, rocky structure composed of medium sized alluvial stones coated with Calcium carbonate (calcaire, caliche) that forms one of the most mineral based soils in Argentina.

MALBEC TASTING

Warm to Hot Climate Character Blackberry jam, damson plums, violets, anise, Eucalyptus, mint, dried figs, earth, Aromas leather, game. & Flavours

Very full bodied, sweet ripe fruit, rustic tannins and strong balancing acid. Texture & Balance

Wines Country Latitude Distance to GDD Diurnal range Altitude m. above Soil Type and Description Valley the Ocean sea level Iron was once smelted here, and this element, coupled with the intrinsic qualities of the 44° 25' 222 1532 12,4 262 Château Haut native grape, accounts for the Monplaisir France extraordinary minerality that anchors 2011 Cahors the region's best wines. Granitic origin, red soils that have a loamy-clay texture in the first layer Carmen Gran 35° 57' 53.23 1635 16,5 140 that is 120-150 cm. Below this there is Reserva Chile a clay pan that roots find difficult to 2013 Cauquenes penetrate Wind erosion has placed a thin (5 to 10 cm.) natural vegetation bed. Up to 2.20 meters deep there is an impressive skeletal, rocky structure 33° 22' 220 1783 12,5 1291 composed of medium sized alluvial stones coated with Calcium carbonate (calcaire, caliche) that forms one of Doña Paula Alluvia Argentina the most mineral based soils in 2010 Gualtallary Argentina. It has a sandy-loamy to sandy soils with calcaire layers up to 1.3 meters Doña Paula Los 33° 49' 227 1831 15,8 1118 deep lying on colluvial stones. Soils Indios Malbec Argentina are alkaline with good drainage rich in 2010 Altamira calcium and poor in nitrogen. Wines Country Valley Latitude Distance to GDD Diurnal Altitude Annual Soil Type and Description the Ocean range m. above Rainfall sea level (mm)

Pauillac has fine, deep gravel soils with important iron and marl deposits. It is a river terrace deposits where the roots find and exploit beds of 44° 49' 54.29 1485 11,4 12 834 clayed material and clay lenses for moisture and France mineral nourishment, passing through the sterile Lacoste-Borie 2009 Bordeaux zones without branching. Alluvial type soils with a loamy upper layer 80 Santa Rita Casa -100 cm. in depth. A lower layer formed by Real 2010 33° 42' 90.6 1620 18,3 527 310 alluvial origin stones ensures proper drainage of Nativa Gran Chile rain water while allowing deep radicular system Reserva 2011 Alto Jahuel growth. Bale clay loam; silty clay with good moisture United States 38° 25' 63.42 1502 8,4 143 650 retention; volcanic (44% of grapes grown in this Joseph Phelps Napa Valley soil)

The soils at Cullen are old granite and gravelly Australia 33° 58' 6.71 1597 13,8 88 1080 Cullen "Diana Margaret River sandy loam, overlying lateric subsoils. Madelaine" Cool Climate Warm to Hot Climate Character Character Tomato bush, Black currant/cassis, mulberry, anise, violets, roses, black olive, dusty, cedar, leather, tobacco leaf, toasty, char. green olive, leafy, Aromas & mint, raspberry, Flavours red currant, roses.

Medium bodied, Intense complex fruit sweetness, strong mouth coating tannins, discernible balancing acid and great flavour length. some sweet fruit and moderate Texture & Balancesandy tannins, fresh acid balance. CABERNET SAUVIGNON TASTING