product details
key information
- Region: Colchagua
- Sub-Region: n/a
- Style: red
- Vintage: 2005
- Taste guide: E
- Grape variety:
- Alcohol Content (%): 14.50%
- Organic/Vegan/Vegetarian:
Montes was created in 1988 when four prominent figures in the Chilean wine industry decided to set up a boutique winery, with the aim of producing small quantities of high quality wines largely for export. They initially called the operation "Discover wines" and established a winery in Curicó, 200 km south of Santiago. Initially, all the fruit came from the Montes estate and the Los Nogales farm. The operation was an immediate success and very quickly demand outstripped supply. Today Montes produces a range of award-winning, varietal wines from Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The slopes of Apalta in Colchagua (in the Central Valley) have a half-moon shape, with a unique micro-climate, defined by the mountains and Tinguiririca river. The best slopes in this valley, with a 45° average inclination and over 49° in the upper slopes, are found on our estate where theygrow the grapes for the
Montes Alpha M. Having a south-west exposure allows Montes to have exactly the right level of hours of sunlight (measured in degree days). The ocean breeze (only 80 kms/50 miles away) provides a cooling efect, ideal for slow maduration of the grapes. The warm days but cool winds at night with their lowering temperatures give a micro-climate particularly suited for growing red grape varieties. Add to this, the poor soils with a small organic composition, drip irrigation, and the high density of vines (over 6,667 per hectare) make growing conditions perfect.
Dark purple in colour, with a powerful bouquet of fleshy plums, cassis, blackberry, bramble fruit and chocolate. Full bodied, powerful and structured on the palate, with good acidity and supple tannins, supporting flavours of butterscotch, vanilla, figs, plum and a slight pepper spice. Long, elegant finish, serve with red meats and sharp cheeses.