2019 Montes Muse

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Muse hails from Buin in Maipo Alto. It was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 70% first use and 30% second use. This is the first vintage; it was released on La Place de Bordeaux. A textbook Cabernet from Maipo. Dark garnet red in the glass. The nose presents redcurrant and blackberry notes over a balsamic layer with hints of black pepper on a bed of cedar. Dry and smooth in the mouth. The finely grained, polished tannins and mildly juicy flow establish a relaxed, gentle, rewarding palate. A long-lasting red with lingering dark fruit flavor.

- Joaquin Hidalgo (03/2023)

Very intense aromas of blackcurrants, violets, flower stems, bark and wet earth. Very perfumed. Mushrooms, black truffles and tobacco. Great cabernet sauvignon aromas. Medium-to full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and lovely integration. Opens and grows. Goes on for minutes. So fine. This is a terrific, new pure cabernet sauvignon from Montes from the Maipo Valley and made at their wine in the Apalta Valley. September 2022 release. 6,000 bottles made. A new classic in the making and neoclassical in nature. Very drinkable now yet it will be so much better in 2025 and beyond. (12/2022)