Montes Folly, the Audacious Syrah Everyone Said Was Madness
Montes Folly is a bold statement bottle with a great story. It is a powerful single hill Syrah planted on a slope so steep that everyone called it folly. It is now regarded as Chiles benchmark Syrah. It is the gift for the Syrah lover and the collector who likes a daring story. It also suits anyone who wants a distinctive alternative to Cabernet.
The name is the story. Aurelio Montes decided to plant Syrah on the steepest slopes of the La Finca de Apalta vineyard. The inclines exceed forty five degrees, and people thought he had lost his mind. The gamble paid off spectacularly. The steep, poor, sun soaked hillside produces tiny, intensely concentrated berries. The wine became Chiles first ultra premium Syrah, a benchmark for the country. It is a pure, single hill Syrah, aged in French oak.
What makes it exceptional:
- A powerful single vineyard Syrah from a famously steep Apalta hillside.
- Named for the gamble of planting on slopes over forty five degrees.
- Regarded as Chiles first ultra premium and benchmark Syrah.
- Deeply concentrated, structured and age worthy.
- A bold, distinctive collector red with a story built in.
In the glass it is dense and dramatic, with blackberry and plum, cracked black pepper. It has smoked meat and violet, dark chocolate and spice, over firm structure and a long finish. It is a serious, concentrated Syrah that stands apart from the sea of Cabernet. That is what makes it such a distinctive, memorable gift.
Decant it and serve it with grilled or smoked meats, and it shows its full, dramatic power. For the drinker tired of one more Cabernet on the shelf, this bold, concentrated Syrah is a change of pace. It is a gift that gets remembered and talked about.
It is a natural for the Syrah or Rhone lover, a story loving collector, or a bold dinner. You can engrave the front and slip in a personal note at checkout.
