If you are looking for a special Carmenere, look no further! About 12 years ago in Chile, Carmenere resurfaced after being believe extinct since phylloxera hit Bordeaux, its original home around 1880. In Chile, its sole home at the moment they consider it their 'Chillean variety' and call it the 'Jarassic Park' grape, returned from extinction!

Montes pioneered the Chilean wine scene by creating super premium wines, including the Montes Alpha range and icons such as Montes Alpha M and Montes Folly. He has taken his time to develop the Carmenere variety until he was satisfied that it could be a top contender, the very best they could produce. It has been worth the wait, this new beauty which is made from a blend of 92% Carmenere and 8% Petit Verdot, then aged for 18 months in new French and American oak barrels, is touched by the wings of an angel, a Purple Angel.