Montes ‘Purple Angel’ 2018
RM450.0
This superb wine represents a whole new dimension for Carmenere, the long-lost grape variety that recently resurfaced in Chile after being presumed extinct in Bordeaux, its original home. Purple Angel, has been recognised as Chile’s best Carmenere. Critics all over the world have named this wine a ‘wine from another planet’ .
James Suckling: 98Pts; Tim Atkin: 97Pts; Descorchados: 95Pts; Wine Spectator: 93Pts
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Description
Vina Montes is an icon of Colchagua, producing some of the best-known wines in the region and beyond. Although Montes is associated with the Montes family, the production and Montes winery is actually owned by several associates who today claim over 700 hectares of vineyards. In recent years, Aurelio Montes Snr handed over winemaking duties to his son Aurelio Jnr who now heads up the team in Apalta who makes wines from all over Chile.
Viña Montes is the shared vision of four friends, first dreamed up in the late 1980s, of making Chilean wines to a higher level than the world had ever seen. Now sold in more than 100 countries and noted as pioneers of high-end Chilean wine, Montes has undoubtedly achieved that goal. Perhaps it is the work of the angels that adorn the winery at every turn and, indeed, the wines’ labels – a superior presence that one of the founders felt alongside him, they add to the winery’s decidedly mystical air.
Additional information
| Weight | 1 kg |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Level | |
| Size | 750ml |
| Brand | Vina Montes |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Colchagua Valley |
| Grape Variety | 8% Petit Verdot, 92% Carmenère |
| Family | Red wine |
| Vintage | 2018 |
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