WINE INVESTMENT - The First Ultra-Premium Chilean Syrah: Montes Folly

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Telling the the story of a rare red wine coming from a pioneering winery in Chile, the story a pioneer winemaker in the name of Aurelio Montes who dared to plant vines on extremely steep vineyards to produce the best Syrah wine he could possibly make.

Also tasting this jewel of a wine, the first ultra premium Chilean Syrah in an exceptional 2011 vintage, the rare Montes Folly Syrah that is now available through the Alti Wine Exchange platform, and telling you what it tastes like and how many more years it can be aged for.
In 1987, Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray, two businessmen with ample experience in the world of wine, wanted to bring to life their dreams of making world-class wine in Chile.
They settled in an area whose potential wasn’t discovered at the time but that is now considered one of the best regions in Chile to make wine, the Colchagua valley. Young Aurelio Montes who was a winemaker in the area back then knew he could make great things here.
Everyone thought they were crazy as the steep slopes make viticulture much harder. Yet, it turned out to be a good choice, as it is on these mountains that Montes can now produce their best wines, because vines struggle more on the slopes, making for more concentrated wines.
Three things are rare about Montes Folly.
One, it is made from the Syrah grape which is rather unusual for Chile.
Secondly, Montes Folly Syrah vines are planted on the steepest and highest slopes of Montes vineyard on their Apalta estate we were talking about earlier. Some of these slopes reaching a staggering 45-degree incline.
Essentially, everyone though Montes was crazy, for one, to plant Syrah in Chile, and more importantly to plant on such difficult terrain. And that’s in fact why this wine is called ‘Folly’ as to reflect the said madness of Aurelio Montes for taking on such a challenge.
History proved him right though as Montes Folly is arguably his best winegrowing and winemaking success. Often the hardest grapes to grow make for the best wines. Think of the Mosel Rieslings for example or the other world-class Syrah of the Rhone, both grown on incredibly steep slopes. We’ve got another example here.
The third rare thing about Folly is its label. The art is deigned by acclaimed illustrator Ralph Steadman and is considered a collector’s item as his paintings change at every available vintage. The 2011 vintage label theme is an illustration of the snow-capped Osorno Volcano and the beautiful Emerald lake in Patagonia, the extreme South of Chile and the American continent.
To refine it and deepen its flavors, Montes Folly was aged for 18 months in the finest New French oak barrels at the winery’s state-of-the-art circular ageing room.
Famous international wine critic James Suckling scored this wine a whopping 97/100 points. This is what he said about 2011 Montes Folly Syrah: “Fabulous aromas of dark berries and granite. Flowers and sliced raw meat too. Full-bodied and velvety with incredible length. Clearly the best Syrah of Chile. Very exciting. A great year for Syrah with a long hang time.”
But enough said about the wine, let’s find out what Montes Folly vintage 2011 actually tastes like at 8 years of age.
Montes Folly. Wine Review and Aging Potential
So let’s dig into what Montes Folly actually tastes like.

The color is certainly dense and dark, like we expect from Syrah. It looks surprisingly vibrant though for an 8 year old wine. It still looks young and shiny.
An extremely complex nose, and more importantly, very fascinating and enchanting from so much depth and so many aromas.

The powerful flavors of rich fruit and spices come through very elegantly. Despite the Folly being a rather big wine, it tastes utterly harmonious, perfectly balanced which results in a totally seamless, both calm yet vibrant tasting experience.

So truly, this is the mark of great world-class wine, that can deliver not only complexity and length with a myriad of flavors, but deliver it with a nearly perfect and elegant harmony when you taste it. Clearly a wine in the top 1% on the global scale, clearly a wine above the 95/100 points in that extremely rare upper quality.
As for aging potential. Well, the wine feels surprisingly young still even though it’s aged for 8 years already.
A wine that will still be fantastic in 20 years and should age well for a very long time. It’s very pleasing to enjoy now, but it will be even better come 2040 or 2050.

Yes, Montes Folly is truly something special.

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