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2017 Montes Purple Angel

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August 10, 2025 - $79

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RATINGS

98James Suckling

Such an amazing, floral nose with blackberries, blueberries, violets and other flowers. Full-bodied, yet so balanced and refined with vibrancy and energy. It’s really racy and exciting with a super long, beautiful finish...super polished... Beauty.

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92The Wine Advocate

Very dark, opaque, brooding and dense, it boasts plenty of balsamic and smoky aromas and a powerful palate with fine-grained, abundant tannins...tons of black fruits and spices...

92Wine Spectator

Opulent and plush, with intriguing paprika and cumin accents to the ripe dark fruit flavors. The lavishly spiced finish is backed by medium-grained tannins, complemented by enveloping creamy details.

92Vinous / IWC

...a mentholated, thyme-infused nose with clear hints of ripe blackberry and cherry and smoky wood. A delicate wine with good volume in the mouth. The lush feel and muscular but loose tannins add nutmeg and cedar at the end.

92Wine Enthusiast

Savory, saucy blackberry and black-plum aromas include common Carmenère notes of olive, along with charred oak and asphalt. A shot of tartaric acidity brightens an otherwise soft and lush palate, while this tastes of blackberry, spiced black plum and resiny oak. An easy finish with soft tannins wraps things up...

PRODUCER

Montes

Montes Premium Wines was founded in 1988 by four business partners who wanted to make a Bordeaux-style Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile. With vineyards in the Apalta Valley, the estate’s debut wine was the 1987 Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate soon added Chardonnay, Merlot and Syrah to its vineyards. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “over the years, Montes has been one of the standard-bearers of quality wines from Chile under the leadership of Aurelio Montes. The entire lineup is top-notch, from entry level to the top of the line."

REGION

Chile, Central Valley Region, Colchagua Valley

Chile has produced wine since the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadores brought grape vines and established vineyards. Sweet wines were favored until well into the 19th century, when French immigrants began making dry wines with a decidedly French character. Chile’s long, narrow, coastal geography has made the transportation of wines challenging over the centuries, though today it is a major exporter. To the west is the Pacific Ocean, to the east are the Andes. But the isolation has also meant that Chile vineyards have so far never been attacked by phylloxera, meaning that unlike viticulturalists in many other part of the world, Chilean vineyards can be planted with original rootstock, saving producers the laborious job of grafting vines onto phylloxera-resistant rootstocks. Chile started an appellation system in 1994, and there are five regions each with numerous sub-regions. Chile has attracted investment from European and American producers, including Robert Mondavi Winery, Kendall-Jackson, Lafite-Rothschild and Miguel Torres.

VINTAGE

2017 Montes Purple Angel