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Montes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Wine Review

Montes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Montes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Colchagua Valley, Chile

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $19.95

Drink: Now

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Montes

Agent: Whitehall Agencies Inc.

Natalie's Score: 90/100

Terrific stuff! Black cherry liqueur with fleshy blackberries. Full-bodied with a solidly satisfying core.

This Montes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 was reviewed on November 13, 2010 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 322586
  • $19.17 
  • 1,011 bottles
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Reviews and Ratings

Reverse Wine Snob reviewed this wine as follows:

The 2008 Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon is a nice, smooth, drinkable wine. There's plum, ripe fruit, and a little earthiness on the nose. In the mouth nice tannins complement the smoothness. We found it a tad bitter on the finish, however. Overall, a relatively simple wine that is really quite easy to drink but not anything fantastic.

Taste Rating: 7
Value (Cost) Rating: 5
Overall Rating: 6.5
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