Milla Cala 2020 is a bold and structured red blend from Chile's Millahue Valley, composed of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon with Carmenere, Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc. Aged for 20 months in French oak, including a portion toasted using native wood (barroir), it reveals juicy blackcurrant, sweet berry, tobacco leaf, and grilled herb notes. With fine-grained tannins and a spicy, focused finish, this wine is expressive yet refined—promising further depth with short-term cellaring.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 93
Published: Apr 24, 2023

A ripe but juicy red with plenty of blackcurrants, sweet berries, a hint of tobacco leaf and grilled herbs. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate with fine-grained tannins and a spicy, tight finish. 64% cabernet sauvignon, 23.5% carmenere, 8% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 1.5% syrah. 20 months in used barrels, of which 60% follows a barroir concept where the oak was toasted with local oak trees. Better in a year or two. 

The Wine Advocate | RP 90-91
Published: Apr 6, 2023
Drink: 2023-2026

The 2020 Milla Cala was produced with a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23.5% Carmenere, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1.5% Syrah from their vines in Cachapoal. The grapes were picked during the night, fermented after a five-day cold soak and went through malolactic in barrel and an ?levage in French barriques, 10% of them new, for 20 months. It's powerful and ripe at 14.2% alcohol and 3.36 grams of residual sugar. The oak is nicely integrated, and the wine feels quite serious, more linear, and it's medium-bodied with fine tannins and no creaminess or sweetness. 110,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2022.

Vik is the Nordic surname of the owners of a very modern property and winery in Cachapoal where they planted 327 hectares of high-density vineyards. These are ripe, generous and oaky wines with some residual sugar, but somehow most of the reds finished dry and I only noticed a little sweetness in one of them.

Vikwine.com

Milla Cala is an assemblage that pays homage to the encounter between the new and the old world. Its name combines “Milla”, which means gold in Mapudungun, with “Cala”, the Spanish translation of Vik. This wine captivates you with its irresistible character, expressive fruit notes and a lingering elegance that perfectly balances aroma and flavor.