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Viu Manent
Secret Malbec
| The Secret de Viu Manent wines are made in a modern style and make the most of the primary fruit characteristics of each grape variety. Whilst the dominant grape variety is expressed on the label, 15% of the blend of each wine is kept a closely guarded secret. The labels were created by Chilean artist Catalina Abbott and each is an interpretation of a secret. This Malbec is from Viu Manent's El Olivar vineyard, located near the town of Peralillo. The 2012 vintage was influenced by the ''La Nina'' phenomenon which produced a decrease in oceanic temperatures, which in turn resulted in lower precipitation and higher temperatures. The wines are concentrated and have silky tannins, good colour and high fruit intensity. | |
| Available Vintages | 2021 |
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| Other vintages | 2022 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 |
| Tasting note |
This wine is deep, intense violet in colour. It has aromas of dark fruits and berries with subtle notes of sweet spices, violets and red tobacco. The palate is fruity with medium structure and silky tannins with a long and lightly mineral finish.
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| Awards and Accolades |
Blackpool Gazette, Sam Wylie-Harris, 19th April 2014'Viu Manent have been producing malbec for 20 years and to celebrate Malbec World day on April 17th, Malbec Secret de Viu Manent 2012 makes a fitting choice. The first winery to make a 100% Malbec wine with vines more than 100 years old, the breezes from the Andes Mountains and Pacific Ocean keeps the climate cool in this viticultural paradise and enables Viu Manent to create fruity fresh wines with less alcohol than some Argentine Malbecs.' The Independent, Anthony Rose, 12th April'Chile is less well known for its malbec, but a worthy pioneer here is Viu Manent, a producer in the Colchagua Valley, which uses century-old vines. Their 2012 Malbec Le Secret de Viu Manent... lip-smacking fruit bomb of a wine, delivering liquorice spice and opulent blackberry aplenty. It is both refreshingly juicy and savoury.' 88 points, Luis Gutierrez, June 2014' Fruity, young with sweet, juicy tannins and good freshness, especially for a warm harvest like 2012, the wine has low to moderate acidity and medium body.' www.eRobertParker.com Western Mail, Neil Cammies, 8th Nov. 2014'...is a particularly expressive example. The nose has tones of sweet blueberry fruit that carries on through to the palate with the crunchy character and weighty tannic structure curls the tongue a touch. But the wine is all about the fruit, which it keeps delivering through to the slightly savoury spice finish...' |
| Region | Colchagua Valley |
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