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Montes "Folly" Syrah 2009
(Colchagua Valley, Chile) - [WS 94]
Regular price $178.00 Sale price $89.99 Save $88.01
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About the Winery:
Montes is the maker of Alpha M, Folly, Purple Angel and more; this winery BEAT Opus One, First Growth Bordeaux Haut-Brion, Chateau Montelena and Sassicaia in Blind Tastings!
Here is what Robert Parker's Wine Advocate had to say about this winery:
"Chile has made enormous progress in recent years. At present, this South American country produces wines that can satisfy any consumer's desires, from cheap quaffing wines to world-class age worthy reds."
- Jay Miller, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Oct. 2008)
Montes Folly is a pure Syrah grown on the very steepest slopes of the winery's "la Finca de Apalta" vineyard, in Apalta Valley, with an inclination exceeding 45°. These high reaches are home to the superb grapes that become Montes Folly, Chile's first ultra-premium Syrah.
Notes from the Winemaker:
Aurelio’s intuition led him to plant Syrah in the higher slopes of our Apalta Mountain Estate. Thus the Montes Folly name was born: The conventional wine growers and trade considered it "Folly" to plant Syrah, an untested variety in the region, and double "Folly" to do so in the higher slopes, extremely expensive to clear, plant and grow. The genius of Aurelio, however, had us all firmly believing from the start that Montes Folly would be the wild dream we sought, the perfect partner to our beloved Montes Alpha "M".
Montes Folly is grown on the very highest slopes of our "la Finca de Apalta" vineyard, in Apalta Valley, with an inclination exceeding 45º degrees. These high reaches are home to the superb grapes that become Montes Folly, Chile’s first ultra-premium Syrah. Yields are extremely low at less than 4 tons per hectare, with grapes and clusters that are much smaller and even more concentrated than in the vineyard’s lower slopes. As a result, they deliver more color and tannins, making Montes Folly richly colored, complex and powerful, with over 14% alcohol. Montes Folly’s blockbuster style and lingering finish attest to its pedigree.
Ratings & Reviews
94 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"A muscular red, exhibiting ripe layers of crushed wild berry, cassis and plum reduction, fortified with dark smoke, baking spice and toasty oak notes. Well-endowed, with a long, savory finish. Syrah. 350 cases imported." - NW (December 15, 2012)
"A muscular red, exhibiting ripe layers of crushed wild berry, cassis and plum reduction, fortified with dark smoke, baking spice and toasty oak notes. Well-endowed, with a long, savory finish. Syrah. 350 cases imported." - NW (December 15, 2012)