2009 Champagne Vina Vik Winery La Piu Belle

185.00 152.89
Type of Wine White
Country France
Region Champagne
Winery Vina Vik Winery
Year 2009
Grape Chardonnay Pinot Noir
Content (Alc) 0.75 ltr (12.5%)
Drink window 2022 - 2042
Available as of Jan 27, 2023
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The Piu Belle Champagne is a blend of 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir. The vineyard is located in the most beautiful part of the Champagne region: DO Ay, France. Champagne The 2009 La Piu Belle Champagne vintage is brimming with energy: it is a very remarkable Cuvée, of extreme finesse carried by a Chardonnay-led freshness combined with the delicious maturity of a twelve-year aging in the chalk cellars. 2009 was a special (top) year for Champagne. The winter allowed the vineyard to rest well, followed by a very sunny and dry spring in Champagne and this trend continued throughout the summer until the harvest. The harvested grapes were smaller than normal but with a much higher concentration of aromas. The previously harvested Chardonnays retained a nice freshness and a precise minerality. While the Pinot Noirs, ripe and very concentrated, give the blend complexity and richness. In summary, the combined effect of the generous nature and the unique plots with only top fruit contributed to the creation of this exceptional Cuvée.

This 2009 Vintage Piu Belle Champagne comes from the best Crus in the Côte de Blancs and is characterized by remarkable freshness and seductive aromas, thanks to twelve priceless years of aging on its yeasts in the beautiful chalk cellars. The Piu Belle Champagne has a bright golden color and has fantastic fine bubbles that you hardly see but so beautifully support the complex and elegant bouquet of citrus, quince, mirabelle plum and hazelnuts. The beautiful minerality is one that you rarely see and makes it clear that this is a Champagne from the Premier League. On the palate, the 2009 has pure allure, with a perfect balance translated into freshness and fruit, roundness and a long, lingering finish. Again supported by a beautiful perlage that gives it an almost creamy feel. The wine is a very dry BRUT with a dosage of 5 g/L

In the tab: Annex you will find the official factsheet of this wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. Here you will also find a nice presentation about VIK. Under the tab: Winery you will find extensive information about the winery with a number of interesting videos

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 and has secretly owned a plot in Champagne for years, of which the first release of the 2009 Champagne Piu Belle will be released at the end of 2022. 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.

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

Vineyard for 2009 Champagne Vina Vik Winery La Piu Belle

The absolute top from Chile is, without a doubt VIK Wines. All wines receive unanimously very high ratings with scores of 98 and 99 out of 100 points. They have four red wines and also launched a rosé in 2022. At VIK, science, technology, and knowledge are the basis, with passion as the engine. The holistic approach is the perfect combination between man and nature; the base and result of the beautiful dynamic terroir, together with best agriculture practices and excellence in environmental management, gives wines in which only the very best is good enough. In 2019, VIK received the "Best Winery Experience" award from the prestigious Wine Enthusiast magazine in recognition of all the work done during these years.

James Suckling also highlighted VIK's wine innovations, such as the "Barroir" concept, making the terroir concept the purest. The idea is a pioneering process in Chile and the world. Using local oaks, VIK also developed its "barroir" concept to give a sense of place to the oak aging process. With the help of Jean Luc Sylvain of Tonnellerie Sylvain, VIK winemaker Vallejo believes the "barroir" process gives them the precision they want from micro-oxygenation and the subtle flavors of barrel aging. Click here for more information about the Barrier process.

The vineyards are planted in 12 small valleys, totaling 327 hectares of vines. More than 6,000 soil analyzes were performed to match the clonal selection of rootstocks and varieties.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Syrah are planted varieties. Soil types include colluvial, alluvial, sand, clay, and gravelly. The VIK wines are seen in style as the Bordeaux but then of the best kind.

The viticulture concept at VIK is based on optimizing every stage of grape growing and wine production, with a significant focus on science and technology. All are based on reaching optimum levels of maturity in the fruit in each valley to make the best wine. Yield isn't just quality that counts. To obtain only the best quality grapes, they carry out up to three nightly harvests when the grapes are chilled —and always by hand.
Winemaker Cristian Vallejo oversees VIK agriculture, ensuring the grapes are harvested by hand and fermentation occurs naturally with no added yeasts. The wines are aged in a combination of new and used French oak barrels. Currently, the winery is introducing wines aged in amphorae custom made from the vineyard's clay and wines aged in oak barrels roasted with the estate's oak wood.

The VIK wine cellar was designed by celebrated Pritzker Prize candidate Chilean architect Smiljan Radic in collaboration with Alex and Carrie Vik and the team at VIK. It has been carefully designed to have minimal impact on the surrounding landscape.

At VIK, sustainable development is another fundamental pillar that stems from caring for the environment in which the grapes grow. Some of the (far-reaching) measures are:
- We can reuse water to irrigate the vineyard with our own water treatment plant.
- The vines are surrounded by 10,000 hectares of forest.
- Taking care of the natural biodiversity at VIK: there is a great diversity of wildlife (ducks, cormorants, swans, eagles, pumas, etc.) thanks to its geographically isolated location in the interior of the VIK valley.
In addition, the proximity of the forest to the vineyard promotes healthy plant development and a good balance between flora and fauna.
- Have a highly sustainable, state-of-the-art winery using free cooling, solar energy, and natural insulation.

The 5 wines of VIK are:

VIK-A
MILLA CALAI
LA PIU BELLE
LA PIU BELLE ROSÉ
VIK

VIK and Milla Cala grapes come from vineyards in the Los Lazos Valley, the Los Mineros Valley, and the El Boquerón Valley. In contrast, the fruit for La Piu Belle comes from the Almendro Valley, the La Feria Valley, and the Colchagua Valley.

More Information
Available as of Jan 27, 2023
Type of Wine White
Country France
Region Champagne
Winery Vina Vik Winery
Grape Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Biological certified No
Vegan No
Year 2009
Drinking as of 2022
Drinking till 2042
Alcohol % 12.5
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling Yes
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Tasting Profiles Complex, Dry, Fresh, Mineral, Tense, White fruit
Drink moments Cadeau!, Iets te vieren, Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Romantisch

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