Wine Reviews

Offers a measure of freshness, which helps offset the ripe tiers of plum and berries as this red gathers momentum and richness, taking on spice and tobacco details. Finishes with herb and pepper accents around broad, ripe tannins.

. Its aromas are noticeably more red-fruited and savory, featuring an herbal, dusty, spice-driven bouquet with a distinct buoyancy. The palate is likewise lively and spry but remains quite polished, culminating in a balanced, nuanced finish framed by powdery tannins.

The 2021 Carménère Wings also includes 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Montes Apalta vineyard in Colchagua. Aged for up to 16 months in French oak barrels, this purple wine displays a truly 2021 character in its pure, bright fruit aroma, with notes of cherry and blackberry atop over a garrigue-like core. Hints of cassis and cedar add further nuance Dry, juicy and faintly velvety, the mild richness is underscored by fine-grained tannins. This is a flavorful, nuanced red with a new approach to Carmenere, unafraid to showcase pyrazines

The 2020 Carménère Wings also contains 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Montes Apalta Vineyard in the Colchagua Valley. Aged up to 16 months in French oak barrels, this dark garnet wine displays the typical warm vintage notes: blackberry marmalade, liqueur-like sponge cake and undergrowth against an oaky backdrop. Rich and firm, with a structured palate and an overwhelming mouthfeel, it lingers on garrigue-like notes.

In this vintage Montes captures more freshness in a rich, flavorful red. Lots of peppercorns and typical carmenere character, with brooding blackberries that are ripe and opulent, but most importantly it remains fresh and balanced.