The last wine poured at my tasting at the winery is the G.D. Vajra 2019 Barolo Bricco delle Viole. With its high vantage point in the hills west of Barolo, Bricco delle Viole is a world apart in terms of soils (with Sant'Agata... Read More
Founded by Aurelio Montes of Purple Angel fame, he established Kaiken after falling in love with Argentina's terrior-driven wines. Already famous for his eponymous Chilean winery, Montes was one of the first to produce an... Read More
I fell in love with the nose, the elegance and subtleness, the completeness and harmony of the 2019 Óleo, a red from a part of La Cautiva that delivers more austere wines that have notes of iron and blood, earth, herbs... Read More
Montes Muse is a return to Aurelio Montes Sr.'s roots in the Alto Maipo - where he learned to make wine and was first inspired by the potential for fine wine in Chile. From a unique hillside site on alluvial terraces along... Read More