Viu Manent, Sauvignon Blanc Reserva Estate Collection 2022
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Sauvignon Blanc Reserva, Estate Collection 2022, Viu Manent
Colchagua Valley, Chile
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol: 13% ABV
The Story
Viu Manent is a Chilean winery owned by the Viu family. It was founded in 1935 when the Catalonian immigrant Miguel Viu-García and his two sons Agustín and Miguel Viu-Manent founded Bodegas Viu in Santiago de Chile.
Viu Manent wines are made with grapes from their own properties in the Colchagua Valley in Chile’s Central Zone, 130 km (80 mi) southeast of the capital, Santiago. The winery’s 254 hectares (627 acres) are divided among vineyards in San Carlos, La Capilla, and El Olivar.
Vineyard & Winemaking
The grapes for this wine come from two vineyards in the Colchagua Valley. The first is on
the Fundo San Carlos property near Cunaco, where the blocks average 25 years in age. The second is in the Litueche zone just over 20 kilometers from the Colchagua coast, which lends freshness, natural acidity, and aromatic intensity to the wine.
Cunaco presents alluvial soils with a sandy-clay texture. The soil is deep, extraordinarily
porous, and able to administer water to the plant very well throughout the year. Litueche has granitic soils with good depth and drainage.
The grapes were destemmed into a press without crushing and macerated for 4–6 hours at 10ºC to extract aromatic precursors and flavors contained in the skins. The juice was later
drained and decanted for 36–48 hours at 8ºC before the clean must was transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation at a range of temperatures (14º–18ºC) to obtain different aromatic profiles and different characteristics on the palate.
Tasting Notes:
With a pale yellow colour, the wine presents fruity aromas on the nose like pineapple, white peach, as well as citrus fruits. It is fresh and balanced on the palate with rich acidity and minerality that gives tension with a long and fruity finish.
Cellaring & Service
Cellaring Potential: 5 years
Serving Temperature: 10-12°C
Allergens: This wine contains sulphites