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CHANDON
Daughter to the French Champagne giants Moet and Chandon, this bodega produces sparkling wine at an industrial level. It was the first to attract foreign investment into the wine industry. The tour finishes with a sparkling wine tasting from the tank. A must-see for any person living the champagne lifestyle.
Location: Ruta
15 Km 29, Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza
Capacity: 32 million liters
Vines: 663 hectares/1657 acres
Exports:
Chandon has a Portuguese wine maker who studied agricultural engineering in
Madrid. They use a modern champagne method for their sparking wine drawing techniques from both old and new world. Latitude 33, one of their best selling wines and is created with a blend of Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet and Merlot using short macerations and thermo-vinification.
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