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Merlot Classic - 2006 - Montes Estate
Ref: A121106
A young Merlot with some oak ageing. Elegant, refined and a marked fruitiness. Strong, spicy black pepper, full of harmony and soft to the palate. Aurelio Montes decided to blend 15% Cabernet Sauvignon with this Merlot, to better marry with the oak, and give structure and finesse that will also permit long term ageing. It is a fruity, expressive wine. Evident notes of raspberries, and hints of blackberries, that combines very well with the typical spiciness of the variety. The oak is there but at a level that permits the fruit to be the principal element. This is a wine with a good balance of tannins and acidity, giving at the end a smooth, soft wine with a long and pleasant finish.

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
Cabernet-Sauvignon/Merlot	Red	Lamb/Beef/Game/Turkey/Cheese
Montes Estate	Medium Dry	Drink Now

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