2020 Viña Vik Winery La Piu Belle Magnum

VIK's La Piu Belle is a blend of 76% Carmenere, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc from the Andean vineyards in Millahue, Cachapoal Valley. The soil consists of elm, porous decomposed granite soil with good drainage. The wine has been aged for 24 months in 85% French oak and 15% in Barroir (toasted oak barrels from trees on our own property). This version is a 1.5 liter magnum. The outfit is a piece of jewelry on the table. La Piu Belle is a brilliantly intense wine. Different from the many Carmanere driven wines because we are talking about an elegant and fresh wine and not about the often very 'jammy-like' wines. The altitude, the cool moist wind from the Pacific Ocean and the big difference between day and night temperatures produces an amazing wine with black fruit and refreshing herbs with flowers such as violets and lavender and rose petals that frame the complex layers of flavors very elegantly. This together with beautiful acids provides a great balance and makes us long. The Piu Belle shows the different personality of the Carmenere, precisely the elegant and complex side. FThis is a meditative wine to enjoy and dream away. The art on the bottle also makes it a jewel and is of course recommended with beef fillet filled with goat cheese accompanied by pumpkin and sage gnocchi. Also delicious with Smoked duck breast, grilled salmon. Suckling writes in his review (95/100): ".....This is seamless and polished, underscored by ultra-fine, almost ethereal tannins, before a lengthy finish. ...." In the tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this wine. We will send it to you automatically when you order this wine. Here you will also find a nice presentation about VIK. Under the tab: Winery you will find extensive information about the winery with a number of interesting videos About Viña Vik Winery In 2004, Alex and Carrie Vik started an entire team with the audacious goal of creating one of the best wines in the world. After a two-year search, the best terroir was found, located in the Millahue Valley in Chile. Millahue Valley means "Place of Gold". The vineyard is planted in the interior of the valley, offering a variety of terroirs and small microclimates cooled by coastal breezes. The vineyards consist of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah. The winery was designed by Chilean architect Smiljan Radic in collaboration with Alex and Carrie Vik. It has been carefully designed to have minimal impact on the landscape. A state-of-the-art, highly sustainable, technologically creative and visually breathtaking experience. The winery was completed in 2014. Under the leadership of Chilean Patrick Valette (wine consultant, Château Pavie and with French roots) and current winemaker Cristián Vallejo, involved in the project from the start, a wonderful company has been built since 2005. The work is very sustainable, harvesting is completely manual and fermentation takes place naturally without added yeasts. Today VIK produces four exceptional red wines and a rosé. They are rightly very proud that VIK, La Piu Belle, Milla Cala and "A" have received ratings well into the 90s, such as 99 points from James Suckling, a Master Medal from The Drink Business and platinum and gold medals of the Decanter, along with many other awards. A water level in the wine cellar cools the barrel cellar without consuming energy. The translucent roof makes daytime work possible without artificial light. Inspired by the purity of our wines, we developed the concept of "Barroir". We roast used and new French barrels with oak from our hills and build our own barrels in our cooperage. These estate crafted barrels embody the flavor of the terroir. Because they approach all the work holistically, they only use fallen centenarian trees that can be found on the immense estate. In 2019, Wine Enthusiast Magazine unveiled their 20th annual Wine Star Awards and named VIK the Wine Star for 'Best Winery Experience'