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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:
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Sauvignon Blanc 2010 ITEM # VMSB10 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. |
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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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Carménère 2009 ITEM # VMCARM09 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 2008 ITEM # VMRM08
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 2009 ITEM # VMRC09 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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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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