Classic Series Colchagua Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Cocoa powdered blackberries.

This wine evolves, as a good wine should, with every sample. This vintage worked incredibly well with the ripeness of the fruit, and the craftpersonship of the juice.

Dark chocolate walks hand in hand with touches of saline, green pepper stalk, and that incredible terroir that only Chile knows. And the cost? Appropriate for those who make quality wines in multiple tiers.

Dark ruby in color with a wide purplish rim.

On the nose, black currants, plums, oak, light vanilla, bitter vegetables, tobacco, graphite, barnyard, chocolates, dark coffee, spices, bell pepper and peppercorn.

Full bodied with medium plus acidity and nice legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, green pepper, vegetables, cloves, dark coffee, bitter herbs, spices and black pepper.

Medium plus in finish with round tannins and spices.

This Chilean Cabernet is drinking nicely now and better with food. Spicy and not completely balanced, with mild complexity.

Needs an hour to open up properly, and will drink nicely in the next two years.

Aged in French oak barrels for 6 months.

I paired it with a rib eye steak and grilled vegetables.

13.5% alcohol by volume.



$10.

Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Nose of cherries, plums, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, earth, vegetables, graphite, green pepper, smoke, sweet spice box and black pepper.

Full bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, currants, oak, smoke, vegetables, vanilla, earth, tar, pencil lead, peppercorn and chocolates.

Medium finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.

This Chilean Cabernet is drinking nicely now, without too many green notes. Almost balanced with mild complexity. A good everyday sipper.

Much better after a couple of hours in a decanter, and better with food. I paired it with a cheese plate and crackers.

Could use another year or two in the bottle. Aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

Surprisingly great inexpensive cab. Rich, spicy (cinnamon, hints of oak) with a touch of plum. But you have to try this trick (learned from Costco employee). Open the bottle and pour a glass. Cork it (or seal it if you can) and have it the next night. It's pretty awesome. Enjoy!

Sam had this 7 years ago

Deep ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Nice nose of blackberries, currants, plums, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, smoke, bell pepper, herbs, spices, tobacco leaf, tar, earth, vegetables, barnyard and peppercorn.

Full bodied with medium acidity and nice legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, plums, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, cloves, herbs, bell pepper, earth, black tea, peppercorn, spices, green vegetables, chocolates and tobacco.

Medium finish with round tannins and spices.

This 3 year old Chilean Cabernet is drinking nicely now. Simple and enjoyable by itself or with food.

Spicy with a lighter mouthfeel than I expected. Balanced with lots of green notes. Needs 90 minutes to open up properly, and show some tannins.

I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers.

Aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

Easy going and simple.

Lunchtime with family today...

Bold, spice and oak, Big, stays with you

Really wanted to like this - drank Montes over 15 years ago and found them a great value (along w/Catena in Arg) but this was disappointing and I fear they are producing too many lines. This was real tight out of the chute and very funky - not in an endearing Gevrey barnyard way, slowly evolved showing muted cherry aromas but an awful lot of rubber, black olive, tar, green/vegetal, and other unappetizing notes. Tannins were disjointed leading to a harsh finish. Maybe I got an off bottle, but I bought 2 so I’ll update.