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"La Higuera" is a vineyard located in the Andes foothills on the southern outskirts of Santiago.
The flatter part of the estate contains alluvial soils containing lava material that has been washed down the valley for the intense fluvial erosion some 10 million years ago. The area of the vineyard that lies in the upwards slopes towards the Andes is formed of colluvial soils formed predominantly by pyroclastic lava from the historic activity around 70 million years ago of the nearby volcanoes San José & Maipo.
Average temperature 14 MED (ºC)
Monthly rainfall 353 SUM (mm)
Radiation 1194 MAX (w/m2)
Relative humidity 73 MED (% RH)
28 hectares, 3.5 hectares planted.
Grape planted: Cabernet Sauvignon.
Volcanic influence: San José, Maipo, Tupungato & Tupungatito volcanoes.
The flatter part of the estate contains alluvial soils containing lava material that has been washed down the valley for the intense fluvial erosion some 10 million years ago. The area of the vineyard that lies in the upwards slopes towards the Andes is formed of colluvial soils formed predominantly by pyroclastic lava from the historic activity around 70 million years ago of the nearby volcanoes San José & Maipo.
Average temperature 14 MED (ºC)
Monthly rainfall 353 SUM (mm)
Radiation 1194 MAX (w/m2)
Relative humidity 73 MED (% RH)
28 hectares, 3.5 hectares planted.
Grape planted: Cabernet Sauvignon.
Volcanic influence: San José, Maipo, Tupungato & Tupungatito volcanoes.