Chañares Estate

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Chañares Estate is located in Los Árboles, Tunuyán, and is a high-elevation site with low organic content and rocky soils. Here, powerful wines are crafted, reflecting the present and future of the evolution of the Argentinean style.
The vineyard was acquired by Paul Hobbs in 2013 and maintains its original design and nature. Chañares has the unique feature of preserving various native chañar forests among its vineyards, a typical tree of this region. These forests serve as a refuge for native wildlife and a seed bank for native flora. The soil is of alluvial origin, with low organic content, rocky, good drainage, and aeration. The top layer is loamy-sandy in texture (80% sand, 15% silt, 5% clay), with organic matter from wild vegetation. The second layer, appearing between 5 and 40 cm deep, is sandy in texture, with the presence of gravel and rounded stones with calcareous sediments. The roots have significant depth and extensive lateral growth, exploring much of the soil volume. Native, low-growth, and low-water-demanding pastures have been selected, which contribute organic matter to the soil and reduce sunlight exposure on the grape clusters through ground reflection.

 

District: Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Mendoza.
Height: 1184 meters above sea level.
Planted hectares: 17
Varietals: Malbec y Cabernet Franc.

Soil profile and vine structure

Upper canopy: Area with the highest density of photosynthetically active foliage.
Lower canopy: Zone of productive buds. Driving system: bilateral cordon. It generally produces two clusters per branch or shoot.
Trunk. Main support of the vine. Vascular bundles system that connect the roots with the upper canopy. It also works as a storage organ.
Superficial soil profile: covered by native vegetation to protect the clusters from insolation.
Horizon A: sandy loam. Area of larger quantity of absorbent fine roots.
Horizon B: stony with calcareous sediments. With thick storage roots and less proportion of fine roots.
Horizon C: stony and larger amount of calcareous sediment. Area with a lower proportion of fine roots and a greater number of thick storage roots.

Soil profile and vine structure

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