Montes Classic Malbec 2022
Trust your Taste
Blueberry, blackberry and plum meet toast, sweet spice and a little caramel-like richness in this Chilean Malbec. Medium-bodied and silky, it carries a balanced, long finish. Try it if you enjoy generous dark fruit with soft tannins.
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Medium weight, silky tannins and generous dark fruit favour Soft palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy silky Malbec with dark berries, gentle spice and soft tannins.
It may not suit you if you prefer very firm reds or dislike creamy, vanilla-like notes.
Tasting Notes
- Region Chile
- Style Malbec
Tasting Notes
- Region Chile
- Style Malbec
How this wine feels
This feels medium in weight and smoothly rounded. Gentle tannins give light shape, while fresh fruit balances the creamy, toasty accents. It is an approachable Malbec with comfortable edges.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Montes Classic Malbec from Apalta and Marchigüe in Colchagua Valley.
Selected-yeast fermentation and malolactic fermentation, with a portion aged in French oak for six months.
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