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Montes Alpha Malbec 2011

Montes , Colchagua, Chile

Montes
Colchagua Chile
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Grilled Entrecôte with roasted bell peppers and onions

The Story

This wine is a blend of 45% Malbec from Marchigüe Estate and 45% Malbec from Apalta Estate. The remaining is a 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from Apalta. Montes Alpha Malbec is a red-colored intense, almost black-looking wine. To the nose it expels notes of red fruit in unison with spices and black pepper. This wine was aged in French oak barrels for 12 months developing superior complexity both in aroma and on the palate. This is a soft, elegant win...

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Wine Information

Alcohol: 14.4%

pH: 3.45 g/l

Total Acidity: 3.41 g/l

Residual Sugar: 3.61 g/l

Filtering: One very light

Yield of Vineyard: 8 tons per hectare

 

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Information

Origin

Santa Cruz, Colchagua

Grapes

90% Malbec
10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Ageing

  • in oak 60% for 12 months

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

45min

Drinking temperature

17C

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