A top red that shows wonderful blackcurrants, spices, fresh tobacco, and light chocolate. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a beautiful finish. So linear and refined, yet muscular and long. Needs time to show its true outstanding quality. A superb wine. 80% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc, 5% merlot and 5% petit verdot. From grapes grown in the Apalta subregion. Drink or hold.

Ripe, alluring aromas of violet petal, sugar cookie and blackberry lead to a firm palate with structure and length. Complex flavors of soy sauce, tea, baking spices and blackberry finish with a flash of chocolaty oak and a note of burnt toast. Drink this vintage of Montes's top wine through 2028. MICHAEL SCHACHNER

The 2013 Alpha M is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot from vines planted on granite slopes in Apalta in Colchagua in the early 1990s. It fermented after a one-week cold soak and matured in new French oak barrels for 18 months. It has very good freshness and elegance, with good natural acidity and nicely integrated oak in the shape of spices and just a smoky twist. There is bright fruit here, fine-grained tannins and a refreshing sensation. 48,000 bottles produced.- LG

Richly spiced, with concentrated flavors of dark plum, blackberry and dark currant that turn creamy. Asian spice and chocolate notes fill the plush finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2021. 2,500 cases made, 400 cases imported. — KM