Montes, Alpha Carmenère, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2014

90
Tasted by: James Button
Drinking Window: 2016 - 2019
Made using a dry farming philosophy - leaving nature to provide all water for the vines without irrigation - not only decreases water usage but, say Montes, increases the quality of fruit and mouthfeel. This has a meaty, savoury nose and a fairly soft but full bodied palate of prunes, violets and blackcurrant jam. With a striking purple colour in the glass, this is not one to spill on the carpet!
Producer
Montes
Brand
Alpha Carmenère
Vintage
2014
Colour
Red
Country
Chile
Region
Colchagua Valley
Alcohol
14.50%