Montes Alpha Colchagua Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
£14.75
The wine
Deep ruby red, with complex cherry, strawberry and root beer interlaced with cigar smoke, black pepper and toasty notes from oak.
Cabernet from the Apalta and Marchigue estates in Colchagua. Apalta is a horseshoe-shaped amphitheatre of granite slopes facing north, and it is generally reckoned among the finest red wine sites in Chile. Hand harvested and manually selected at the cellar. Alpha was launched in 1987 as the first Chilean wine to aim deliberately at the fine wine market.
The producer
Montes
View all Montes winesFounded in 1988, Montes helped redefine what Chilean wine could be, proving the country capable of world-class quality. From humble beginnings it has grown into one of Chile's most admired and internationally recognised producers, celebrated for ambition, consistency and a pioneering spirit.
Montes draws on carefully chosen sites across Chile's finest regions, from the warm slopes of Colchagua and Apalta to the cool, coastal Aconcagua Costa and Leyda. The estate farms sustainably and champions gravity-flow winemaking and hillside planting, always seeking greater elegance and freshness.
The portfolio climbs from the bright, everyday Classic Series and cool-climate Limited Selection through the polished Alpha range to a trio of icons: the acclaimed Carménère-led Purple Angel, the single-vineyard Folly Syrah and the flagship Bordeaux blend Alpha M, with the rare Taita at the summit.
Confident, generous and impeccably made, Montes wines combine ripe Chilean fruit with genuine finesse. Whether an easy midweek red or a cellar-worthy icon, each bottle reflects the vision and quality that made Montes a benchmark for the New World.
