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MONTES WINGS 2020
Country: Chile, Apalta
Grape Varieties: Carmenere 85% , Cabernet Franc 15%
Grape Varieties: Carmenere 85% , Cabernet Franc 15%
AWARDS
James Suckling: 94/100
Loren Sonkin 94/100
Alistair Cooper MW 95/100
Tim Atkin 93/100
Apalta: The unique characteristics and location of this sub-valley, which extends from the Tinguiririca River in the south to the hills of Apalta in the north, allow for fewer hours of sun exposure on the vines, contributing to a slower, but more complete, ripening of the grapes. Apalta`s topography is very heterogeneous, with zones with a large presence of pebbles and influenced by the movement of earth from high up in the mountain range. The soils are deep in the flat areas of the valley and thinner at the foot of the mountains and in the higher-altitude areas.
Aging: 80% of the wine was aged for 16 months in new French oak barrels and 20% in second and third-use barrels.
James Suckling: 94/100
Loren Sonkin 94/100
Alistair Cooper MW 95/100
Tim Atkin 93/100
Apalta: The unique characteristics and location of this sub-valley, which extends from the Tinguiririca River in the south to the hills of Apalta in the north, allow for fewer hours of sun exposure on the vines, contributing to a slower, but more complete, ripening of the grapes. Apalta`s topography is very heterogeneous, with zones with a large presence of pebbles and influenced by the movement of earth from high up in the mountain range. The soils are deep in the flat areas of the valley and thinner at the foot of the mountains and in the higher-altitude areas.
Aging: 80% of the wine was aged for 16 months in new French oak barrels and 20% in second and third-use barrels.
Tasting Notes: The wine shows a deep red color, with the purple undertones very characteristic of Carmenère. The intense nose reveals aromas of black fruit, such as blackberry and blueberry, accompanied by pleasing spice notes of bell pepper and black pepper, joined by sweet notes from the French oak barrels, delivering a very complex wine. The rounded palate of the wine shows extreme smoothness and potency, with a very long, pleasant finish.
Food Pairing: Pasta, Red Meat and Pork.
Food Pairing: Pasta, Red Meat and Pork.
Case Bottles: 6
Product Id: 0076
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Carménère
Chile is the bastion of the Carménère grape today but during the early 19th century it was one of the most widely cultivated grape varieties in the Médoc and Graves regions of Bordeaux where it was a valued blending partner of Cabernet Franc. However its susceptibility to the twin evils of phylloxera and oidium led to growers uprooting it in the 1860s and replacing it with better yielding grape varieties such as Merlot.
It was first introduced in Chile in the 19th century where it thrived on the country’s phylloxera-free vineyards, as most of its vines are planted on native rootstock. For a long time it stayed in obscurity, as it was mixed with Merlot plantings in the vineyards but now is being identified, vinified and labelled separately.
In Chile it accounts nowadays for about 8,000 hectares or 8 percent of the national vineyard and it is typically blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, imparting succulent and luxurious fuitness.
Carménère wines are deeply coloured and are usually well structured with smooth, well-rounded tannins, and ripe berry fruit flavours. Cooler climate regions, like the coastal Limari in Chile, produce an earthy, leaner, more elegant style with crunchy red fruit and green pepper flavours. Warmer climates, like in Maipo, give concentrated, heady wines, inky-coloured and with opulent notes of dark chocolate, soy sauce and black pepper.
It was first introduced in Chile in the 19th century where it thrived on the country’s phylloxera-free vineyards, as most of its vines are planted on native rootstock. For a long time it stayed in obscurity, as it was mixed with Merlot plantings in the vineyards but now is being identified, vinified and labelled separately.
In Chile it accounts nowadays for about 8,000 hectares or 8 percent of the national vineyard and it is typically blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, imparting succulent and luxurious fuitness.
Carménère wines are deeply coloured and are usually well structured with smooth, well-rounded tannins, and ripe berry fruit flavours. Cooler climate regions, like the coastal Limari in Chile, produce an earthy, leaner, more elegant style with crunchy red fruit and green pepper flavours. Warmer climates, like in Maipo, give concentrated, heady wines, inky-coloured and with opulent notes of dark chocolate, soy sauce and black pepper.
