About Cono Sur:
Cono Sur Winery takes its name from the shape of South America,
the "Southern Cone". The winery is located in Chimborongo which
lies in the acclaimed Colchagua Valley of Chile. Founded in 1993,
Cono Sur was conceived with the aim of creating innovative,
premium wines that express the terroir, spirit and nature of New
World wines.
2200 acres of grapes are grown in 40 different estate
vineyards located north, south and in between. Cono
Sur goes to any extreme to grow just the right grapes
in just the right location with the goal of tapping the
truest expression of terroir. Grapes are grown in
these appellations: Elqui (the northernmost wine
growing region in Chile), Casablanca, Leyda/San Antonio,
Colchagua, Cauquenes, Cachapoal, Maipo and Bio-Bio (the most
southern of Chile's wine growing regions).
Not satisfied to be just a face in the crowd, the team at Cono Sur
started the Pinot Noir Project in 1999. The idea was to produce
the best Pinot Noir in Chile. Later, that goal evolved into creating
a world quality Pinot Noir, true to Burgundian tradition but also
maintaining the expression of its New World roots. Cono Sur is
now the largest producer of Pinot Noir in South America, and
among the top five producers of Pinot Noir in the world. Martin
Prieur of Domaine Jacques Prieur is a regular consultant for Cono
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