Caucete IG

Caucete was the biggest Syrah department in San Juan in 2013, with 602 hectares according to a 2018 report to the Chamber of Deputies. By 2024 it had 393, behind Sarmiento. The department lost 927 hectares of vines between 2015 and 2024.

The producers people name are Casa Montes and Callia, both listed as Caucete wineries and both tied to the Pozo de los Algarrobos area. Most of the specific detail on Caucete wine sits under that IG.

For a Caucete label on its own, I'd look at Syrah, Malbec and Torrontés Sanjuanino, the grapes the department actually plants.

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Inside Caucete

Pozo de los Algarrobos IG

At a glance

Province: San Juan
Where: Caucete is the third-largest vineyard department in San Juan, with 6,697.5 hectares in 2024, or 16.9% of the province. It has its own departmental IG inside the Valle del Tulum IG, and the smaller Pozo de los Algarrobos IG sits within it, up against the Pie de Palo range.
Registered: 2002, INV Res. C.32/2002
Styles: Cereza is the biggest wine grape at 1,586 hectares, and the varietal reds are Malbec (459), Syrah (393) and Bonarda (391). Whites matter here too. Torrontés Sanjuanino covers 372 hectares, the most of any San Juan department, and Caucete also has more Viognier (about 32 hectares) than any other department.
Key grapes: Cereza first, then Malbec, Syrah, Bonarda, Torrontés Sanjuanino and Pedro Giménez, with Aspirant Bouschet and Chardonnay also planted and Flame Seedless the main table grape.

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