2021 Viña Vik Winery Milla Cala

The VIK Milla Cala 2021 is a Bordeaux blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carmenere, 4% Cabernet Franc, 7% Syrah and 7% Merlot coming from the Andean vineyards in Millahue, Cachapoal Valley. The soil consists of deep, porous decomposed granite soil with good drainage. An important reason why the VIK Wines now have a cult status and are listed in the top of the world's best wineries according to Wine Enthusiast is, among other things, because of the unique (mineral) terroir, but certainly also the altitude and the cool, moist wind from the Pacific Ocean. . All this ensures coolness and a large difference between day and night temperatures and this is a very important ingredient for elegant and balanced wine with a good ratio between the fruit, acids and alcohol.

The Milla Cala reflects the pure terroir of Millahue Valley. Each variety dynamically contributes to the complexity of the Bordeaux-style blend. Cabernet Sauvignon seduces with ripe dark berry fruit and supple velvet tannins. Merlot delivers plush stone fruit while Cabernet Franc elevates the blend with elegant minerality. Carmenere gives the blend its depth, body and flavors of blackberry and plum, and Syrah ends with floral notes of lavender and violet. Twenty months of maturation in French barrels give the final accents of herbs and mocha. A wine to enjoy but great with Foie gras agnolotti in veal consommé, matured cheeses. Suckling writes in his review: ".....Better to give this time, but already a beautiful, juicy red to drink. Drink or hold." Of course this is an ideal wine with the finest meat, but actually this wine is so beautiful that this should actually be drunk solo. This wine deserves your full attention.

FACT: In the 'Attachments' tab you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will send this to you automatically when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and when you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collect' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.  

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'. In 2021, the competition ranked VIK as the 8th prestigious winery among the 50 World's Best Vineyards and iViña Vik has therefore quickly joined the ranks of iconic wines from Chile and is now among the global top.

Read more under the tab: Winery with a number of beautiful videos about the wines and the winery.