Alvaro Montes

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Montes Alpha M Santa Cruz Apalta Single Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Strong nose with a black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, dried fruits, chocolates, cedar, light vanilla, licorice, tobacco, light earth, herbs, light vegetables, indian spices and black tea.

Full-bodied and fruit forward with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, black currants, cooked cherries, plums, oak, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, earth and mediterranean spices.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This 12 year old Single Vineyard Bordeaux blend from Chile is drinking beautifully now. Nicely balanced and complex.

I had this vintage 4 years ago, and it is still drinking beautifully. Rich and fruit forward with a nice mouthfeel.

Showing a very complex nose, at this point. Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

Wine Spectator 91 points. Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.

Showing good structure and needs a couple of hours to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle too. What a gorgeous sipping wine.

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$100 (current vintage).
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Quiñon de Valmira Sierra de Verga Alfaro Rioja Red Blend 2017

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Finca Dofí Priorat Garnacha Blend 2023

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Camins del Priorat Grenache Blend 2021

ESF
8.9

i'm going to stick with my note from the 2020: too generic, this vintage had a very firm tannic grip but same aromatic & flavor profiles — 6 months ago

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Outer Limits Apalta Vineyard Carignane Blend 2021

Medium-deep ruby.
Aromas of ripe raspberry, cherry, spice.
Dry. Flavors of ripe black cherry, spice, clove, cedar. Medium, firm tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5
— 2 years ago

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Purple Angel Colchagua Valley Carménère Petit Verdot 2021

Good covered fruity nose. On tongue plum and astringent tannins, not particularly complex, with slight bitter tannin at the finish. Probably needs a bit more time, but good enough at the moment. 2021 in November 2025 — 2 months ago

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Montes Obarenes Selección Terroir Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2022

A light and crisp of non discernible fragrance.
A full body white, that’s slightly acidic finish. Has a faint citrus flavor…but hard to discern other flavors. Finishes clean and smooth. Flavors grows has it opens up.
— 4 months ago

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Gratallops Priorat Grenache Blend 2021

Excellent. Elegant and smooth. Loved it — 8 months ago

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