Red

Estate Collection Malbec

Viu Manent

Chile

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec
Country
Chile
Appellation
Colchagua Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

grilled meat · lamb · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201081 pts

    Smells distinctly like juniper, hot brush and stemmy black fruit. The palate feels tough and stemmy, and the flavors are bitter and weedy. Just doesn't seem ripe. Weak for Chile's de facto Malbec leader.

  • 200883 pts

    Starts out with grassy, gamy aromas that are not up to what I've tasted from Viu Manent. This wine is bulky but also clumsy and regular at best. It has a simple, grassy set of generic berry flavors followed by a heavy finish. Granted, it's $9, so with tempered expectations it's…