Viu Family 3 generations
Viu Manent is a Chilean winery owned by the Viu family. It was founded in 1935 when Catalonian immigrant Miguel Viu García and his two sons Agustín and Miguel Viu Manent founded Bodegas Viu in Santiago de Chile, in those days bottling and selling wine to the domestic market under the brand “Vinos Viu”. The winery has been in the hands of the Viu family ever since, and today is managed by the third generation, led by Managing Director - Co owner José Miguel Viu Bottini. He actively participated in generating wine tourism, for instance, he was one of the founders of the Colchagua Valley Wine Route, Chile’s most prestigious wine route. Viu Manent has come a long way over the past 86 years. Years that have been marked by the family’s love for the trade and its ongoing commitment to the excellence and quality of its wines. Today Viu Manent is distributed in 50 countries and has earned a reputation for producing the best Malbec from Chile and for being a pioneer in this variety, producing the first bottle of 100% Malbec coming from Chile in the earlies 90´s.
SUSTAINABILITY
In Viu Manent, we believe that wine should not only express the very best of the land, but also protect it for future generations. Our Green Choice – Sustainable Made philosophy integrates responsible practices that ensure a positive impact on the environment, our community, and the experience each person enjoys when uncorking a bottle.
Sustainability Code Vineyard, Winery, and Tourism OUR 4 FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS
Energy 100% Renewable
VITIVINICULTURE
Regenerative Agriculture and Biodiversity
Vegan Production and Food Safety (BRC)
Viu Manent Promise When you choose a bottle bearing our promise, you are choosing a wine that stands for integrity, community, and respect for the environment: Total transparency: we open our process so you can see how it is made. True commitment: every vineyard, every vine, every bottle is aligned with our values. Guaranteed positive impact: quality, responsibility, and authenticity in every glass.
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COLCHAGUA VALLEY
Colchagua Valley is located on the southernmost portion of the Rapel Valley and its one of Chile’s most renown wine regions. Colchagua has earned recognition for its full-bodied Cabernet, Carménère, Syrah, and Malbec, and its wines regularly appear high on the world’s lists of leading wines. The majority of the wineries are concentrated in the center of the valley, although new plantations climb hillsides and explore the western frontier toward the sea.
VINEYARDS
Viu Manent wines are mainly made with
San Carlos
grapes from its own properties throughout
In Santa Cruz, heart of Colchagua Valley,
the Colchagua Valley, 130 km southeast
this estate represents the “original one”,
of the capital city, Santiago. The winery’s
the first of the three. Being one of the
254 hectares are divided between 3
oldest in Chile, it was established in the
vineyards:
mid-19th century with pre-phylloxera stock brought from France.
San Carlos
La Capilla Located in Peralillo, the vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère of extraordinary quality. The soils are alluvial in origin with low fertility, medium depth, and a sandy texture with upper layers that mix with white volcanic ash, lending unique characteristics to the grapes grown there.
El Olivar La Capilla
El Olivar Located at Peralillo, in a mountainous sector, this vineyard constitutes a new agro climatic condition with its unique climate, soil and topography. Vineyards were established on the piedmont and hills.
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Viu 1 Viu 1 represents all of Viu Manent’s experience and specialization in Malbec. This unique limited edition wine in numbered bottles is made from a rigorous selection of our finest grapes. The grapes come from old-vine Malbec situated in Block Nº 4 of the San Carlos vineyard, planted more than 100 years ago. These vines are naturally balanced due to their age and produce low yields of very small bunches with extraordinary fruit concentration. This is a fitting tribute to the winery’s founder, Don Miguel Viu Manent.
Luxury Wines
EL INCIDENTE El Incidente is a tribute to this accidental meeting that became a legend in Chilean wine. Carmenere emerged from an unexpected place, among the established Chilean vineyards in the 1990s. This wine brings with it the essence of that flying incident, when the unpredictable became the inspirational.
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Viu Infinito The infinity symbol represents eternal cosmic movement, based on regeneration and change. In its vertical form, the number 8 reflects the balance between antagonistic forces. Cuvée Infinito symbolizes change and the ongoing search for identity in our wines as well as the balance of the varieties in this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from the century-old San Carlos vineyard located in the heart of the Colchagua Valley.
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VIU MANENT Single Vineyard Single Vineyard series of wines is an extraordinary example of the way the characteristics of variety and origin are expressed through the wine. Each reflects the very essence of the variety planted in a particular terroir. They correspond to small productions made with Viu Manent’s best grapes from specific sectors of our three vineyards in the Colchagua Valley. Controlled yields, very ripe and concentrated handpicked fruit and 14–18 months of aging in French oak barrels result in these wines with outstanding characteristics. La Capilla Cabernet Sauvignon San Carlos Malbec El Olivar Syrah Loma Blanca Carménère.
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VIU MANENT Tiny Trials Our “Tiny Trials” are the result of Viu Manent’s enthusiasm for innovating, exploring the most unique and radical spots, with soils and climatic influences that determine the style of the wine. This, together with small batch, careful vinifications, focuses on highlighting the grape variety and the pronounced influence of the origin, allowing us to produce these pure wines of outstanding character. Chardonnay “Blanco de Mar” Origin: Ucuquer - Colchagua Costa. Cinsault “Tinto de Mar” Origin: Guarilihue - Valle del Itata.
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ViBo ViBo is a line of wines that originated from experimentation and innovation at Viu Manent. Viñedo Centenario is made from grapes from old vineyards that were planted more than 100 years ago at San Carlos estate. This is a wine that speaks of our history, origins, and tradition in Colchagua. Punta del Viento is the name of the hill where the vineyards that give rise to this wine are planted. This assemblage wine is marked by the innovation on varieties which have good future in Colchagua; Grenache, Mourvedre y Syrah.
Gran Reserva
VIU MANENT Gran Reserva The Gran Reserva range is made from grapes grown in selected sectors of the vineyards and emphasize the fine aromas of the ripe varieties. The wines are generous in body, have greater volume and length on the palate, as well as soft and elegant tannins. In this category Viu Manent privileges barrel aging with a careful balance between the fruit and the oak. Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carménère y Chardonnay.
Gran Reserva
VIU MANENT Red Blend Red Blend is an enchanting and expressive wine that seduces with its aromas of black fruit like blackberry and plum with graphite, and floral notes like violets. This blend has big personality and structure thanks to the base of Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec, and Carmenere, together with another 5 varieties that add complexity both on the nose and on the palate.
Gran Reserva
VIU MANENT Secreto Secreto is a line of modern and expressive fresh style wines. Each Secreto wine, while expressing the unique characteristics of its main variety, has always kept the mystery of its blend, which is carefully hidden by the winemaker and accounts for up to 15% of the wine. Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carménère, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Viognier, y Sauvignon Blanc.
Reserva
VIU MANENT Reserva The Reserva line represents the purest identity of the grapes grown in the Colchagua Valley. These wines stand out for their youth and maximum fruit expression full of color, aromas, and flavors. These are ideal wines for any occasion. Varieties: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carménère, Malbec Rose, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc.
Specialties
MALPORTADO Fortified Malbec This fortified Malbec, made in the same style as great Port wines, is produced in very limited quantities, and only when we have drunk the previous vintage. Malportado is a wine that we make to share with our friends, to show our affection and appreciation during a get together, to stimulate the spirit and declare our stance: food is not to be hurried. Long live the after-dinner conversation! «Available only in the Chilean market».
Specialties
VIU MANENT This wine is produced with grapes grown in an old Semillon vineyard planted more than 100 years ago, in our San Carlos vineyard. The grapes have a high concentration of sugars at the time they are harvested as they are harvested late in order to encourage the growth of Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot.
CORPORATE ACCOLADES
RECOGNIZED FOR 7 CONSECUTIVE YEARS AMONG THE WORLD’S 50 BEST VINEYARDS (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, AND 2025)
WINERY OF THE YEAR WINES OF CHILE 2017
BEST VISITOR CENTRE
DRINK´S INTERNATIONAL´S WINE TOURISM CHALLENGE 2015 · 2018 DRINKS INTERNATIONAL, UK
“Viu Manent is the very model of consistency as all of its wines can be recommended and several offer exceptional value". - Robert Parker
WINE TOURISM
Viu Manent has been one of the pioneering wineries in Chilean wine tourism. It offers a wide range of experiences centered around wine, gastronomy, the equestrian world, and hospitality, highlighted by the opening of Vibo Wine Lodge. Today, it is one of the most renowned and visited wineries in the Colchagua Valley. Viu Manent has been recognized for 7 consecutive years among the World’s 50 Best Vineyards (The World’s 50 Best Vineyards 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) and has been awarded Best Visitor Centre by the British competition Wine Tourism Awards in 2015 and 2018, organized by Drinks International magazine. Reservations:
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