Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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September 19, 2024 :

2021 Montes Alpha Valle de Colchagua Cabernet Sauvignon : 'When Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray, co-founders of Viña Montes, debuted this wine in 1987, it was the first premium Cabernet Sauvignon exported from Chile. In the decades that followed, the winery’s portfolio has grown to include a wide range of red and white wines, but the Alpha Cabernet has remained one of its best known and best loved. It’s a crisp, polished red with classic Cabernet notes of red currant and spice. It’s also a terrific wine for the price. Indeed, I’d say Cabernet lovers would do well to scout for more such well-made, reasonably priced wines from other producers in Chile, and in Argentina as well.' 

This overachieving Cabernet made from sustainably and organically grown grapes, has a layered and complex nose with aromas of fig, blackberry, and crème de cassis, with subtle notes of cayenne pepper, dark chocolate, leather and tobacco. Full body and perfectly integrated tannins support the bountiful fruit in the midpalate. Highly recommended with red meats, Mongolian beef, spaghetti with Bolognese sauce, or lambchops with Cabernet and mushroom sauce.