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2008 Montes Alpha Syrah
- Colchagua Valley, Chile
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- Most Recent Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 20 / 750ml
- From February 2017
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "Opens nicely, with hints of olive, earth, rubber and leather. The palate is juicy and lively, while flavors of coconut, toast and black fruit meld together in good fashion. A fresh, clean style of Syrah that's forward but not hard or tannic." - 89/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Montes is a large wine producer in Chile, exporting wines to more than 100 countries around the world. The company produces a wide range of wines from classic Chilean grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Mer...
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- Producer Notes
- Montes Alpha, the pioneer wine that showed the way to all other Chilean premium wines. It remains #1 in the Chilean premium wine niche, having proven early on our credibility as a world-class premium wine producer. All our Alpha wines have received 'Top Scoring' and 'Best Value' from the influential Wine Spectator magazine: quite an achievement for Chilean wines at this price level.
- Drinking Window
- 2012-2018
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5 - 14.8%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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90% Syrah, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon & 3% Viognier
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Aurelio Montes
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Ageing
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For 12 months in French oak barrels
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Aromatic nose with outstanding aromas of ripe black fruits such as blackberries and figs. Aromas of crème de cassis meld with mild notes of leather and dark chocolate, which are very characteristic of Syrah from Colchagua. The palate is well balanced with rich acidity, incredibly smooth tannins, tremendous structure, and generous volume.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Beef stifado Starter Course
- Beef braised with onions and cheese
- Greek
- Steak frites with garlic butter Main Course
- Rump steak, with frites and salad
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Venison curry Main Course
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2008 vintage for Chile was reasonably good.
The growing season was long and dry with drought significantly cutting yields and frost also struck at certain points further reducing the harvest. However, what did survive tended to be extra concentrated and intense.
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