For every 6 bottles, get this great wine crate.  Click for photo.

Wine Spectator:  Rated as a "classic - a great wine."

"Very sleek and refined, but with loads in reserve, this shows layers of mocha, espresso, bittersweet coffee, mineral and currant paste all framed by dense but super supple tannins. Beautifully rendered. The best vintage yet of this winery's flagship wine. Best from 2009 through 2015".  May, 2008, Wine Spectator Magazine.  More on wine rating systems, click here.

Robert Parker, Jr.'s, The Wine Advocate:   Rated as "an outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character." 

"Purple-colored, it offers a classic Pauillac-like nose of pain grill�, vanilla, tobacco, earth notes, black currant, and blackberry. This leads to a full-bodied wine which maintains a sense of elegance. Layered with plenty of ripe fruit, there is enough tannin to support 5-7 years of further bottle aging. Well balanced with a long, firm finish.

Under the enlightened leadership of Aurelio Montes, the Montes winery remains one of the standard-bearers for Chilean wines. The Montes Alpha M one of the Cabernet-based icons".  October, 2008, The Wine Advocate.  More on wine rating systems, click here.

Wired For Wine:  We love this winery and the Montes Alpha M especially.  The crate that comes with a purchase of 6 is as elegant as this iconic wine. 

Treat yourself to this wine with a rack of lamb, grilled rib-eye, or venison followed by a cheese course of Brie, Camembert, or Gorgonzola. 

Size:  750 ml
Varietal:  80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, and 5% Merlot
Vintage:  2005
Region:  Santa Cruz, Colchagua, Rapel Valley, Chile