Montes Syrah Folly La Finca de Apalta

Consistent with earlier tasting - more new world style like a big Australian Syrah with its complex concentrated forward fruits, almost obtuse when compared to the Chave, dark inky purple with blackberry and black raspberry fruits highlighted by notes of spice, cassis, currants, mocha and hints of black olive. https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2023/06/pour-boys-impromptu-wine-dinner-on-deck.html

2010 vintage

Delicious on opening and improving with just a bit of time in the glass. Sweet fruit on the nose, but not sweet at all to taste. Nice fruit of currant and berries on the front. Slightly tart and some tannin in the finish, but soft. More new world than old in style. Nice round mouth feel. Beautiful deep crimson / purple as expected of a full bodied cab. I have two bottles left, and will drink them sooner than later. …

2010 vintage

Full bodied wine with dark and red berries and a good dose of vanilla from the oak. There is some development and also still youthful fruit and tannin on the palate. Fresh acidity and a very good wine. 91 – 92

2010 vintage

Continues to go strong, with the mountain fruit requiring at least an hour of decanting to shine. Best to consume over the next couple of years though.

2010 vintage

Hmm. Drank over two days. Ink black, high acidiy and very prominent alcohol. But where is the fruit? Over the hill or 5-10 years too young?

2010 vintage

More new world style like a big Australian Syrah with its complex concentrated forward fruits, almost obtuse when compared to the Chave Hermitage in a comparison tasting; dark inky purple with blackberry and black raspberry fruits highlighted by notes of spice, cassis, currants, mocha and hints of black olive. https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/12/domaine-jean-louis-chave-hermitage-and.html

2010 vintage

Deep almost black purple color with only some slight ruby on the edge. Big just looking at it. Nose is big too with plum and black cherry. Nice soft palate, lingering and tart. Like a big Aussie. Very good now. Not sure how it ages but terrific now. 94/95

2010 vintage

So rich and dark, with a remarkable stony earth coming through in the finish. A truly world class wine. I wish I had aged it as there was a lot of depth beneath the rich black fruit and spicy mid. Tannins are very fine grained.

2010 vintage

2016 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly, Alan and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2016-11/12/2016 (Villa D’este, Lake Como, Piedmont, Milan and Frankfurt) : A big scale wine but with cool expression. Taste a bit like a big scale domestic Shiraz but a bit too clean and monolithic. If you like a concentrated style of syrah, this has to be a good option.

2010 vintage

Misleadingly young. Upon opening, lots of raspberry, distinct minerality, some young oak, and lots of acidity. Continued to be relatively unimpressive for several hours of decanting. Only after 3+ hours did it start to reveal remarkable complexity and depth of fruit, and a 60+ second finish. Still plenty of young tannins. Just a baby yet. Great example of well-cared mountain Syrah fruit. Do not touch, if you can, until 2018+.

2010 vintage

Vibrant, juicy and powerful. Tannins are being roubded off. Excellent, but not terribly original or fragrant.

2010 vintage

Rich fruity texture.

2010 vintage

This is a powerful wine. After opening and decanting for an hour I realized an hour was not enough. Those who are patient will be in for a treat.

2010 vintage

Gros vin ample et dodu, c'est bon au gout mais un peu too much. Nez charmeur sur les fruits compotés, herbes et terre aussi. En bouche, masse de fruits rouges avec un peu de poivre et de vanille, tannins charnus et finale longue et sur une légère chauffe.

2010 vintage

Dark purple color. Very rich a full bodied. Ripe blackberry, cassis, subtle earthy tones. Definitely a unique style of Syrah, and very enjoyable. A nice surprise and would buy again.

2010 vintage

What a nice surprise. A benchmark wine for what high-elevation mountain fruit can do. (NOTE: this is not a pop-n-pour wine.) Upon opening, tasted with significant minerality and deep concentration; some new oak on the palate; plenty of balanced acidity. After 4 hours of decanting, gorgeous nose, terrific depth and complexity of fruit on the palate. In some respect, similar to some of Clarendon Hills syrahs but without cloying sweetness. Beautiful wine with remarkable balance and delineation. Has many years …

2010 vintage

This wine sang like Maria Callas tonight! Unexpectedly incredible! Dumbfounded us. Too great to be dismissed. Astonishing! I was shocked after the first sip and went in to the bridge position already after the second sip... Cold-stirred Lingonberries and cold butter with ample amounts of black currants and a richness that is so seldom found in wines casting this small amount of sediment. Usually, this richness comes with too much waste through grums, ori and geggamoja. Surely, this is one …

2010 vintage

This is such a fabulous wine with presence and elegance like an army. Today, it is still very young, VERY concentrated and has a lot of cassis, black currants, black currant leaves and ... cassis. Will let the remaining four btls rest, as this wine surely will make us even more happier than this btl did. Constitution: like a great Barossa. Birthday dinner at Le Message, Yokohama. Det är alltid imponerande då man drar korken och det INTE luktar möglig …

2010 vintage

very tasty Syrah by montes worth every dollar that I spent. Deep red ruby, on the nose, black current and hint of pine nuts. Full bodied and rounded on the palate.

2010 vintage

Popped and poured. This is a very dark purple wine that acts as an ink bomb in the mouth. On the nose, this is ripe and concentrated, with a bit of wood, tar, and a slight green element. The nose makes clear this is a brash beast of a wine. In the mouth, the black fruit and power go on and on, leaving a slightly tannic finish. Overall, this is a powerful and potent wine that may be on the …

2010 vintage

2014 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/14/2014-10/21/2014 (New York City, NY) : This 100% Syrah offering is deep-to-opaque crimson in color and flaunts ripe blackberry, fennel, plum, cocoa and smoked meat aromas. Full-bodied, heavily-extracted, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic and with big sweet tannins, it delivers ripe flavors which mirror the nose. Nicely layered and solid in the middle, it closes smooth and long. This is very impressive and is another great example of how Chile is forging its way toward …

2010 vintage

- Purple color with medium forming legs and aromas of black pepper, tobacco and ethanol. It's somewhat balanced with a medium/full body. Fleshy texture with a long finish - Smakade lite alcohol. Gott dock,

2010 vintage

Bright reddish purple; vanilla, smoke, purple fruit, serious wine but no pepper, some noticeable alcohol but would not be bad if chilled.

2010 vintage

Drank in Ireland Really refined for a Syrah and tastes more old world than new. Great find and very unusual from Chile.

2010 vintage

Evening at La Verdura, Yokohama (La Verdura, Yokohama) : Stunning! Like a restrained black Aussie Shiraz with elegance, elevation and breed. Wow! Wow! Wow! Arguably: Best wine from Chile. Unusually: Best price in the World award goes to Sweden :-) Happy to have 5 more. Will look for more. Will love long and prosper. M+ acids, L body and M++ tannin. Has seen oak. Has a pleassurable cold butter taste that spreads out in the finish after anise seeds and …

2010 vintage

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