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Colchagua Valley Wine Route Vina Montes

ABOUT VINA MONTES - in their own words:

The first activities at our vineyard began in 1987. Two partners with great illusions, Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray, both holding long-standing experience in the wine industry, were certain Chile could improve on the quality it was producing at the time. It seemed as if the large and medium-scale vineyards were satisfied with limiting their distribution to local supermarkets. They certainly knew how to produce premium wines, but didn’t feel up to it, they were satisfied with the niche markets they had attained, which was certainly broad, although small. In 1988, another two original partners joined in, Alfredo Vidaurre and Pedro Grand, each providing their qualified, complimentary views, and thus, Viņa Montes was formally born, initially under the name Discover Wine Ltda., a saga that has made Chile internationally known in 75 countries worldwide while providing extensive recognition and acclaim.

Our cellars have integrated state-of-the-art technology to wine production. Wines moving by gravity allow for first-rate wine treatment. From the moment grapes are grinded on the cellar ceiling, musts are thrusted by gravity, a technique that achieves delicate wines and soft tannins.

Montes icon wines are aged in a remarkable area holding 800 new French oak barrels (Seguin-Moreau, Taransaud and Saury), prearranged in a semicircle imitating an amphitheatre, part of the structural design. A moving silence and peaceful environment, which we believe, will become the perfect haven for the Montes angels.

An additional air-conditioned supporting cellar at the Apalta Estate, holds approximately 4.000 French oak barrels with fine red wines, the Montes Alpha line