Located in the western end of the Colchagua Valley, Viu Manent is Chile’s Malbec standard-bearer. The winery’s prized San Carlos vineyard, which was purchased back in 1960, came with records showing that Malbec was planted on the spot as far back as the late 1800s.

Phelps is hoping the vineyard’s old vines and sedimentary clay soils can produce something unique. Trying to make a benchmark wine with Malbec though? And add in that Phelps is a New Zealand transplant (he started at Viu Manent in 2003) and it might seem like an odd combination. But while he worked in his native New Zealand, Phelps spent some time at Villa Maria, which Phelps claims has the oldest Malbec vines in that country. Now, with a few vintages at Viu Manent under his belt, he’s getting familiar with the differences between the two. "It’s a totally different tannin for Malbec in Colchagua and the wines come into their prime sooner," said Phelps. "New Zealand Malbecs have more acidity and take longer to come around." The winery’s top Malbec bottling is the Viu 1, a 1,000-case lot produced from 80-year-old vines in the San Carlos vineyard. The wine, which typically has a little Cabernet Sauvignon

added in, receives a hefty two-year élevage in new oak barrels.

 

酒莊：Viu Manent

產區：智利 Colchagua Valley

全名：Viu Manent Carmenere Reserva

中文：美娜酒莊 陳年卡美尼

葡萄品種：100% Carmenere

 

 

位於智利最經典的產區Colchagua Valley，這瓶以Carmenere葡萄釀造的酒相信品嚐過的人是少數，這種葡萄在智利被發揚光大，非常耐於久存，現在喝需醒酒15分鐘，實能展現迷人風貌，咖啡，草藥，熱帶的石頭味，杉木等氣息，香氣與口感都非常集中。

 

100%橡木桶中陳年11個月，87%為法國桶，13%美國桶，在柔化單寧中更加少許堅硬的口感。

 

Wine Advocate 90 points 

Its aromatics are slightly more flamboyant and it offers greater deph of flavor. The finish is exceptionally long for a wine in this price category. It is a fantastic value.

 

 

Winemaking Techniques 

Fruit was destemmed and crushed before being inoculated with selected yeasts. During fermentation the must was pumped over twice daily with temperatures peaking at between 28 and 30 C. After 10 days of total maceration time the wine was drained off and run to stainless steel tanks where it underwent natural malolactic fermentation. Following this the wine was barrel aged before being racked to tank, bottled with minimal filtration. 

 

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