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Chardonnay, Oak-Aged Reserve - 2006 - Montes Estate
Ref: A119706
This is a wine fermented 60 % in casks, 40 % in stainless steel. 50 % malolactic fermentation. The process is carried out under controlled temperature conditions to maintain the fruity aromas. Pale gold in color with shades of green, its aroma blends butter hints of vanilla and tropical fruits (banana). A fresh wine, fruity, with good body and balance, creamy and complex in mid palate, nice and elegant finish. It is a fruity, peachy and intense wine. The oak aging slightly less than previous years, which makes this wine more fruit-driven and more evident in its chardonnay character. 50% of this wine goes through malolactic fermentation, which makes it fuller in body and more complex in the mid-palate and after taste.

Montes was established in 1988 by four partners with years of experience in the art of winemaking and in the wine trade. Their philosophy was, from day one, to produce premium quality wines from Chile. A level of quality that they felt was absent at the time. Premium wines that quickly became the standard to follow, such as MONTES and MONTES ALPHA, and now with ultra-premiums like MONTES ALPHA "M" (after Murray) and MONTES FOLLY, also the pioneers in the ultra-premium category.

And follow they did! Not only did the large established wineries create premium wines to compete with MONTES ALPHA but many producers decided to try their luck exporting bottled wines. Wine exporters, as a result, went from about 10 to well over 100 wineries now.

With 5 Estates, three in Curicó and two in Colchagua ("La Finca de Apalta" in Apalta and the new "El Arcangel de Marchigüe" in Marchigüe), totalling nearly 600 Hectares of vineyards with varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc -with Syrah and Pinot Noir producing for the first time, experimentally, in 1999 and in fuller scale in 2000- Montes wines are mainly exported (95% of total production) to over 60 countries in the five continents.

Price: £8.48
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

Chile	2006	Medium Full Bodied
Chardonnay	White	Chicken/Fish/Shellfish/Pork
Montes Estate	Medium Dry	Drink Now

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