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Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignontext
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Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Region del Valle Central, ChileThick on the palate with juicy blackberry, blackcurrant, inky plum, smoked meats, pipe tobacco, dried violets, and dried desert scrub herbs. This bold cabernet sauvignon is much more refined in 2015 than in previous vintages, with the wood fading more into the background, and the alcohol fieriness capped at a respectable 14 degrees. Cab sauv from Rapel and Colchagua Valleys, plus 10 percent merlot, go into this powerful red, one that 55 percent spent in French wood (1st, 2nd, 3rd use) for a year prior to bottling. Tannins are big and grippy but softened, while cedar and mint scent the briefer finish. Well done to freshen and modernize this compact red.Tasted: 18 June 2018Tasted by: Prices:
BC$23.99750mlBCLS
AB$27.00750mlprivate wine shops
MB$23.02750mlManitobaLiquorMart
NS$22.00750mlNSLC
SK$28.00750mlprivate liquor stores
Producer: Montes WinesDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 322568UPC: 715126000116