Aurelio Montes is widely regarded as the man who put quality Chilean wine on the map. At the recent Vina Montes Dinner Tasting presented by Eduardo Stark from the winery we were really impressed by the overall quality of the wines. Here’s a chance to try some for yourself.

The Vina Montes mixed case costs £155 and includes four bottles each of the following three wines.

Montes Classic Series Malbec 2007: From the founding father of quality in Chile, this malbec is rich and beautifully structured with smooth creamy ripe fruit — perfect with most rich foods.

Montes Classic Series Merlot 2007: This is a complex and delightfully poised merlot that is superb now and will also only get better with time. Elegant with very good typicity this is (as we discovered at the dinner) a brilliant match with milder chorizo.

The Purple Angel 2005: An amazing wine. This is made from very carefully selected carmenère grapes with a tiny proportion of petit verdot which adds complexity. The wine is amazingly rich with lovely touches of new oak and blackcurrant fruit. Stunning stuff.

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