2020 Viña Vik Winery La Piu Belle

VIK's La Piu Belle is a blend of 44% Carmenere, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah, 1% Merlot coming 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% Barroir (roasted oak barrels from trees on site).

La Piu Belle is a brilliant intense wine. Deviating 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 humid wind from the pacific ocean and the big difference between day and night temperatures gives an amazing wine with black fruits and refreshing herbs with flowers, such as violets and lavender and rose petals that very elegantly frame the complex layers of flavors. This together with beautiful acidity creates a great balance and makes us long. The Piu Belle shows the other personality of the Carmenere, the elegant and complex side. FThis is a meditative wine to enjoy and dream away with. The art on the bottle also makes it a jewel and is of course recommended with beef fillet filled with goat cheese accompanied by gnocchi of pumpkin and sage. 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. ...."

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About Vina Vik Winery

In 2004, Alex and Carrie Vik started an entire team with the audacious goal of making one of the best wines in the world. After a two-year search, the best terroir was found in Chile's Millahue Valley. 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 the coastal breeze. 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 durable, technologically creative and visually stunning experience. The winery was completed in 2014.

Under the leadership of the Chilean Patrick Valette (wine consultant, Château Pavie and with French roots) and the current winemaker Cristián Vallejo involved in the project from the start, a beautiful company has been set up since 2005. We work very sustainably, harvesting is completely manual and fermentation takes place naturally without added yeasts.

Today, VIK produces four exceptional red wines and a rosé. They are justifiably very proud that VIK, La Piu Belle, Milla Cala and "A" have received ratings well into the 90's 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 mirror of water in the wine cellar cools the barrel cellar without consuming energy. The translucent roof makes it possible to work during the day without artificial light. Inspired by the purity of our wines, we have 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 barrels made by the estate embody the taste of the terroir. Because they approach all work holistically, they only use fallen hundred-year-old 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'. In 2021, the competition ranked VIK as 8th prestigious winery among the 50 World's Best Vineyards and iViña Vik has therefore very quickly joined the icon wines from Chile and is now also among the global top.

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