Comments on: Can Chilean wines age? A Montes challenge http://www.drvino.com/2007/10/03/can-chilean-wines-age-a-montes-challenge/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:21:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gerhard http://www.drvino.com/2007/10/03/can-chilean-wines-age-a-montes-challenge/#comment-258447 Gerhard Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:13:43 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/10/03/can-chilean-wines-age-a-montes-challenge/#comment-258447 Hallo, I saw your post right now, jumping back from the recent post on Viu´s 62 points. I agree that vintage variations exist in Chile, but i don´t think the even/uneven system works. True, 1998 was a "El Niño" year and has a bad reputation, but many 1998s are in excellent shape now and have outlived the 1999s. And sure, Chilean wines can age well, especially those with sufficient acidity. A Montes Alpha CS 1991, tasted in 2008, was delicious (I wouldn´t say the same about the more recent creations). Don Melchor 1989 and 1995 are excellent right now. A Gillmore Cabernet Franc 1998 was delicious 2 weeks ago. The list is long. In sum, especially for the old-style red wines from Chile, there is no reason not to age well and there are examples of wines from the 1960s and 1970s that still drink well if well-stored (unfortunately not easy to find in Chile).... Cheers, Gerhard Hallo,

I saw your post right now, jumping back from the recent post on Viu´s 62 points.

I agree that vintage variations exist in Chile, but i don´t think the even/uneven system works. True, 1998 was a “El Niño” year and has a bad reputation, but many 1998s are in excellent shape now and have outlived the 1999s.

And sure, Chilean wines can age well, especially those with sufficient acidity. A Montes Alpha CS 1991, tasted in 2008, was delicious (I wouldn´t say the same about the more recent creations). Don Melchor 1989 and 1995 are excellent right now. A Gillmore Cabernet Franc 1998 was delicious 2 weeks ago. The list is long. In sum, especially for the old-style red wines from Chile, there is no reason not to age well and there are examples of wines from the 1960s and 1970s that still drink well if well-stored (unfortunately not easy to find in Chile)…. Cheers, Gerhard

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