Bodega Cerro Chapeu

DESCRIPTION

Bodega Cerro Chapeu leads the development of wines exports from Uruguay, the boutique wine country of South America. Cerro Chapeu estates are located in the purest environment according to the environmental sustainability indexes (ESI) of Columbia and Yale Universities.
The winery is run by the 10th generation of the Carrau family, that has maintained sustainable management vineyards since 1752 starting in Catalonia and then in Uruguay in the twentieth century.
The winery is located in Rivera department, at 500 km north from Montevideo just by the border with Brazil. The area was chosen in the mid 70´s in collaboration with UC Davies. Located at 340 meters above sea level and surrounded by flat hills-typical from this region- the area has Sandy deep soils, with relatively low yields and good drainage to avoid humidity excess in the vines.
70% of their vineyards are Tannat. Other varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Arinarnoa, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The winery was built in 1997 inside a hill to optimize resources and to use gravity to minimize intervention in the winemaking process.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Wines	Grape Varietal	Age of the vines	Nature of soil	Technical Sheets
Cerro Chapeu Reserva Sauvignon Blanc “Sur Lie”	100% Sauvignon blanc	up to 30 years	sandy soil
Cerro Chapeu Reserva Chardonnay	100% Chardonnay	up to 30 years	sandy soil
1752 Petit Manseng	90% Petit Manseng, 10% Viognier	20 years	clay
Cerro Chapeu Reserva Pinot Noir	100% Pinot noir	up to 40 years	sandy soil
Cerro Chapeu Reserva Tannat	100% Tannat	up to 40 years	sandy soil
Vilasar Nebbiolo	100% Nebbiolo	old vineyard	clay soil
Batovi Tannat T1	100% Tannat	up to 40 years	sandy deep red soil
Ysern “Blend of regions” Tannat-Tannat	100% Tannat (50% Cerro Chapeu y 50% Las violetas)	20 years	Sandy soil (Cerro Chapeu) and clay soil (Las Violetas)
Sparkling
Sust Vintage Brut Nature	70% Chardonnay y 30% Pinot Noir		sandy soil