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VIK La Piu Belle Cachapoal Valley 2017

$80

There's lip-smacking richness and ripeness to the plush, cream-filled Asian spice, dark cherry and plum pastry flavors, supported by succulent tannins. Toasty midpalate, with a long finish that shows vanilla bean accents. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Syrah. Drink now through 2026. 10,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.

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Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Dec 15, 2021

Summary

Primary Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.

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Other Grapes

Carmenère, Syrah

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$80

VIK La Piu Belle Cachapoal Valley 2017

There's lip-smacking richness and ripeness to the plush, cream-filled Asian spice, dark cherry and plum pastry flavors, supported by succulent tannins. Toasty midpalate, with a long finish that shows vanilla bean accents. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Syrah. Drink now through 2026. 10,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.

Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Dec 15, 2021

Primary Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.

Read More

Overhead photo of various ingreidnets that make up the grape

Other Grapes

Carmenère, Syrah

Region

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