The Story
After several years of experimentation, Aurelio Montes settled on producing a rosé from Syrah (the grape he made famous in Chile with the country´s first Ultra Premium Syrah, Montes Folly). Montes Cherub is a seductive, elegant, dry wine, with an intense cherry-pink color. Expressive of the grape and its terroir, it shows distinct Syrah character: spiciness and hints of strawberry, rose and orange peel. There is a strong backbone of acidity wi...
Wine Information
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acidity: 3.6 g/l
Residual Sugar: 4,72 g/l
pH: 3.22 g/l
HARVEST
Date: March 27–28.
The 2013–2014 season will be remembered for its successive frosts between mid-September and late October throughout Chile’s entire central valley and southern sectors, although the Colchagua Valley was not particularly affected except for a few sectors of early-onset budbreaking reds. Budbreak had not yet taken place in the Sy...
