The Winery Montes of Casablanca Valley of Aconcagua

Winery Montes
The winery offers 75 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Montes Wines.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Aconcagua.
It is located in Casablanca Valley in the region of Aconcagua

The Winery Montes is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 75 wines for sale in of Casablanca Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Montes wines

Looking for the best Winery Montes wines in Casablanca Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Montes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Montes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Montes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montes

How Winery Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, lamb tagine with prunes or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Montes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Montes. often reveals types of flavors of cream, raisin or cola and sometimes also flavors of ripe strawberries, tomatoes or red currant. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Montes. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montes

  • 2003With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Montes.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Casablanca Valley

Casablanca Valley is a wine-growing region of Chile, located 100 kilometers (60 miles) North-west of the country's capital, Santiago. The east-west-oriented valley is roughly 30km (20 miles) Long, stretching to the eastern border of the Valparaiso province. It is best known for its crisp white wines, most notably made from the Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay grape varieties which have gained it recognition as one of Chile's quality wine regions. It has attracted considerable investment from wine companies based in other Chilean regions who were looking to boost their white wine portfolio, and from abroad.

Pinot Noir, which is responsive to the cooler Climates found in this coastal area, is also grown with some success. The region is relatively New by Chilean standards. Casablanca Valley's first Vineyards were planted in the 1980s during the revitalization of the Chilean wine industry. Expansion of vineyards around the industrial town of Casablanca followed, and vines now dominate the valley's landscape, even if a lack of water for irrigation (and restrictive local laws relating to this) have delayed vineyard planting.

Because it is only 30km (20 miles) from the Pacific Ocean at its furthest point, Casablanca Valley is strongly influenced by the cooling effects of the Humboldt Current, which flows up the west coast of Chile from the Antarctic. Cooling afternoon breezes blow from the ocean towards the mountains in the east, Filling the vacuum created by Warm air rising in the east. The reverse winds in the evening, however, are not sufficiently strong to provide a cool finish to Casablanca days. Given the valley's location at 33°S (much closer to the Equator than any European vineyard), viticulture here is possible largely because of the oceanic influence, which brings cool morning fog and greater cloud cover than is found elsewhere in the north of Chile.

The top white wines of Winery Montes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montes

How Winery Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flamenkuche express, salmon and leek gratin or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Montes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Montes. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, yellow apple or oil and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Montes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Montes

  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Montes.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Fumé Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Montes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Montes

How Winery Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, croque madame or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Montes

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Montes. often reveals types of flavors of cream, mango or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Montes.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Presses

The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.

The top pink wines of Winery Montes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Montes

How Winery Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lamb kleftiko (greek) or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Montes

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Montes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Montes

  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Montes.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

The top sweet wines of Winery Montes

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Montes

How Winery Montes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, tuna and goat cheese pie or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Montes

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Montes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Montes

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Montes.

  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Blanc de blancs (champagne)

Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Montes

Planning a wine route in the of Casablanca Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Montes.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Montes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Presses

The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.