"The Best All-Round Winery of South America" - Wine Spectator. While winemakers almost unanimously say they prefer their wines to speak for themselves, when there has been such a wealth of positive comment on Aurelio Montes and his eponymous brand, it is worth quoting. Wine Spectator says it better than anyone and describes Aurelio Montes as 'cutting edge', citing his winery as 'a leader which made some of the top wines of Spectator's latest tastings.' And Wine Spectator are not alone in their assessment. Critic Tim Atkin of The Guardian in the UK named Montes Winemaker of the Year in 2006. Decanter describes the Alpha Cabernet as 'one of the best for its price anywhere in the world.' High praise indeed, especially considering the winery has only a couple of dozen vintages under its belt at most. But Aurelio Montes is an innovator (he describes himself as 'a little bit crazy') but he knows his land, and he has pursued his belief that the sites he and his partners own are capable of producing wines that themselves are capble of stunning the world. For someone 'crazy' the wines are remarkably consistent, and across a range of styles and price points. From the approachable Montes Classic to the exquisite Alpha 'M' and the trail-blazing Syrah, grown on sites so steep even his partners questioned Aurelio's sanity, Montes wines are, with the help of Angels of course, leading the Chilean charge.

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Aurelio Montes - Chairman and Head Winemaker with over 25 years experience at the Undurraga and San Pedro wineries. An extensively traveled man. In 1995, his colleagues granted him the ''Chilean Winemaker of the Year'' award. The SNA (National Agriculture Association) named him "Personality of the Year 2002, and honor directly bestowed by the President of Chile.
He has been a Wine Consultant for Fundacion Chile (a Foundation created by ITT and the Chilean Government), for Casa Lapostolle, Echeverria, Santa Ines, San Carlos, Pisco Capel, amongst others. Our wines are proudly named after him: MONTES. Aurelio Montes is broadly renown by top trade magazines as the finest or one of the finest winemakers in Chile.

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