Montes is a Chilean winery founded in 1981 by Aurelio Montes, Douglas Murray, Alfredo Vidaurre and Pedro Grand. It quickly built an excellent reputation and is now considered one of the leading wineries in the country. Montes is located in the Colchagua wine region, known for its high quality wines and is close to the city of Santa Cruz.
The winery owns a total of 800 hectares of vineyards in the wine-growing regions of Colchagua, Casablanca, Apalta and Leyda. They produce a wide range of wines including reds, whites and rosés from the different grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
The Montes winery is particularly well-known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and its Carménère. The wines are usually barrel aged and are known for their tannins, fruitiness and balance. Montes also has a range of high quality premium wines including the Montes Alpha range and the Montes Folly range, made from the finest grapes and known for their excellent quality.
The winery attaches great importance to sustainable viticulture and the use of advanced technologies. For example, they have implemented a special "dry farming" method, where they do not use water in the vineyards and only use natural resources such as rainwater.
Overall, Montes is a winery that is known for its high quality wines and is on its way to producing even higher quality wines through the application of advanced technologies and the use of sustainable practices.
