Secreto de Viu Manent Pinot Noir 750ml
EXPERT NOTE
I'm loving the intense blue fruit that remains fresh all the time while fresh-herb elements lurk beneath. Very attractive roundness to the fruit, but that is well matched by lovely acidity and firm tannins.
-James Suckling
WINEMAKER’S TASTING NOTES
The grapes come from a vineyard located directly in front of the town of Casablanca, just 20 km from the sea. The grapes were manually selected prior to destemming and were deposite uncrushed into stainless steel tanks for a 7-day pre-fermentation cold maceration at 8ºC for better extraction of color and aromas. The alcoholic fermentation took place with native yeasts at 25º–26ºC with 2 short pump-overs per day to extract only the most elegant tannins and obtain fruitier, friendlier wine. The new wine then underwent malolactic fermentation naturally in French oak barrels and foudres. 15% of the wine spent 6 months in French oak foudres, 35% in previously used French oak barrels, and the remaining 50% was kept in stainless steel tanks to lend more fruitiness and complexity to the final blend.
-Patricio Celedon (Winemaker)
TECHNICAL CHART
Winery: Viu Manent Class: Red Grape: Pinot Noir Region: Casablanca Country: Chile Packaging: Bottle
TASTE WINE
Look, Smell, Taste and Conclude
VISUAL
You can tell the age of the wine by the color in the glass, also if you look at the legs of the wine you can determine quality aspects
SMELL
When you first start smelling wine, think big to small. Are there fruits? Think of broad categories first, i.e. citrus, orchard, or tropical fruits in whites or, when tasting reds, red fruits, blue fruits, or black fruits. Getting too specific or looking for one particular note can lead to frustration
The Grape
The grape variety is very important to understand a wine.
Grape varieties are considered the most important factor in differentiating a wine
IN YOUR TONGUE
You will be able to perceive that the flavor runs throughout the mouth. You will notice how it runs along the sides, which indicates that it is a quality wine due to its structure.
