Winery Information, Wines & Vintages

 

Chile: Colchagua

                                                    

                            Viu Manent

In 1935, Miguel Viu García, together with his two sons, Agustín and Miguel, formed a bottling and marketing wine company in Santiago, Chile. In 1954, Miguel Jr. branched out and bought his own winery that included 150 hectares of oustanding old, noble vines creating Viu Manent.

Since his acquisition, Viu Manent has seen considerable development and expansion including the addition of  agronomist Robert Pizarro and enologist Aurelio Montes to the team.

    

Located in the Colchagua Valley    behind a stunning   backdrop of       snowcapped mountains, this oustanding boutique winery is quickly gaining recognition as one of the finest wineries in Chile. Produced by an incredibly talented team, Viu Manent's wines reflect the unique soils of the three vineyard sites from which the fruit is sourced: San Carlos, La Capilla and El Olivar.

Winemaker: Grant Phelps

                

  

  

Wines:

Sauvignon Blanc 2009

ITEM # VMSB09  

Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes are sourced from the San Carlos vineyard that features free-draining alluvial loam/clay soils. The fruit was night-harvested to keep the grapes cool before they were fermented in stainless steel. The wine was then aged on light lees in stainless steel tanks before being filtered and bottled. Tasting Notes, Reviews & Ratings  

  

    

 

Secreto Viognier 2009

ITEM # VMSV09 

Varietal: 85% Viognier, 15% "secreto" blend

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from nine year old vines withing the San Carlos vineyard. At harvest the grapes were hand-selected before being fermented and then aged for one to two months in stainless steel tanks.

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Reserve Chardonnay 2007 

ITEM # VMRCH07

Varietal: 100% Chardonnay

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from two different growers in the upper Casablanca Valley whose vineyards feature 13-15 year old vines and free-draining alluvial/clay soils. At harvest the grapes were hand-selected, destemmed, and the must was permitted 12 hours of skin contact before fermentation in 33% new and 67% used French oak. The wine was then barrel aged for 7 months.

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Noble Semillon 2008

ITEM #VMNS08

Varietal: 100% Semillon

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from San Carlos vineyard that features free draining loam and clay soils. At harvest, the fruit, which was sourced from 50 year old vines, was 90% effected with Botrytis Cinerea. The fruit was hand-harvest, pressed, and fermented in both stainless steel tanks as well as oak barrels before being barrel-aged for 7 months in oak.

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Carménère 2008

ITEM # VMCARM08

Varietal: 100% Carménère

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from La Capilla vineyard that features free-draining alluvial loam/clay soils and 17 year old vines. At harvest, the grapes were picked , destemmed and the must was fermented in stainless steel tanks with daily pumpovers. 25% of the wine was then barrel aged for 5 months in used French and American oak and 75% of the wine was aged in stainless steel tanks.

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Secreto Carménère 2009

ITEM # VMSCA09

Varietal: 85% Carménère, 15% "secreto" blend

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from La Capilla vineyard featuring 15 year old vines grown in shallow, volcanic-ash topsoil over a hard-rock pan. At harvest the fruit was hand-selected and cold soaked before undergoing malolactic fermentation in barrel. The wine was then barrel aged in 60% new wood (100% French) for 6 months. 

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Reserve Malbec 2009

ITEM # VMRM09                 

Varietal: 100% Malbec

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from San Carlos vineyard featuring 45 year old vines in free-draining alluvial loam/clay soils. At harvest the fruit was hand-selected and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Then wine was then barrel aged in 80% French and 20% American oak for 14 months.

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Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

ITEM # VMRC06

Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from San Carlos vineyard. featuring free-draining alluvial loam/clay soils. At harvest the fruit was hand-selected and cold soaked. Malolactic was begun in tank but finished in barrel and the wine was then aged for 14 months in American and French oak barrels.

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Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

ITEM # VMCSSV05   

Varietal: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes are sourced from La Capilla vineyard featuring 16 year old vines in shallow volcanic-ash topsoil over a hard-rock pan. At harvest workers meticulously selected only the best fruit. In the winery malolactic fermentation occured in barrel and the wine was aged in 100% new French oak barrels for 18 months.

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Viu 1 2007

ITEM # VMVIU07 

Varietal: 88% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

Viticulture & Vinification Notes: The grapes were sourced from San Carlos vineyard featureing 80 year old vines in free-draining alluvial loam/clay soils. At harvest workers meticulously selected only the best fruit. In the winery malolactic fermentation occured in barrel and the wine was aged in 100% new French oak barrels for 24 months.

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