Montes Alpha Pinot Noir 2012

  • 92 James
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Montes Alpha Pinot Noir 2012 Front Label
Montes Alpha Pinot Noir 2012 Front Label

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Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

This intense Pinot Noir has a bright ruby red color. The nose presents aromas of red plums, black currant, white pepper, and a floral touch recalling violets. The medium-bodied palate has soft and silky tannins, fresh and vibrant acidity, and is very nicely complemented by well-integrated French oak. The long and perfumed finish delivers elegance, softness, and pronounced varietal characteristics.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    A focused and pretty pinot with plum, hints of cedar and cream. Full body, with very soft tannins and bright acidity. A sexy young pinot.

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With the release of the first Montes Alpha wine back in 1988, Montes became one of the first premium wineries of Chile. Their premise, a clear belief that Chile had an untapped potential as a producer of quality wines, made them a benchmark for other wineries to follow. Its original four partners' total involvement and the continuous help of the angels that decorate their labels was key to their success. Two decades later, Montes is the fifth most important winery of Chile where Aurelio Montes continues leading the winemaking area with the same passion as the first day. Hard work and total focus on quality has led Montes to be one of the most successful and respected quality-driven wineries in Chile as they continue pioneering and breaking new grounds in wine.

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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

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The Aconcagua River runs east from the charming costal town of Valparaiso and bisects the land creating the valley after which it was named. While alluvial soils predominate the Aconcagua Valey along its river throughout, its east-west flow creates drastically different conditions on each of its ends. Its western, seaside vineyards, with clay and stony soils upon gently rolling hills, produce cool-climate varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Its inner region is one of Chile’s hottest and produces some of its best red wines. Panquehue in the inner Aconcagua is the site of Chile’s first Syrah vines, planted in 1993.

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