This comes in a nice heavy bottle with the signature paper wrapping. The wine seems to pour out of it very uniformly like an open hose. The colour is deep gold and it doesn't seem to splash and froth when it hits the glass. It sort of swirls.

There is a wonderful aroma that is typical oaked chard. A hint of toffee apples, butterscotch and sweet vanilla. Noticeable oak. Monte likes his oak. Very ripe and full in the mouth with a little butter. It has a mouthfeel that I'd describe as luxurious. It is thick and coats the mouth. A little sweet and syrupy. Good length, but at the death there is a hint of astringency, probably from the oak. It's so faint I can almost ignore it, but it's there. It may subside with time. We'll have to wait and see. Otherwise a wonderful wine if you like oak and a style leaning towards the new world.

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tribs

Beautifully described, particularly the viscosity. We all know exactly what the wine is like.

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mel

You can't ignore it though, can you ? Otherwise it gets a star, no question in my book. Nevertheless, and ...

Indeed, I thought the wine exceptional value, I was impressed with the floral (white gentian) start with sufficient acidity to support that honeyed flavour, and then with a fascinating middle palate and superb depth there for £9.

Tribs, you beat me to it, to writing up a TN, and saved me a lot of effort in describing this wine that has many harmonious flavours at its heart. If it were not for that wavering and then more steeply falling off exit, and the faulty wrinkle in the oak at the finish, it would be close to the flavour of a slightly over ripe villages Puligny, of say 2003 and 2005 at two years in.

A very classy number indeed for the price, and one I sincerely hope evolves in a way that irons out at least, that wrinkle which prevents me from awarding our star. This '08, the best signature Montes chardonnay I can remember, and I have a feeling, with potential for nutty bits as well.

Good when fresh now, and I'd say, this will not expire before the secondary flavours come up. For me, not buttery at the moment, yet I completely endorse what has been said of the fullness and feel in the mouth. Tribs did you get the mango and tropical stone fruits in there ? Amazing content of fruit salad flavours, the oak is not too powerful, and is needed in this wine, but is unresolved at the mo.

Lovely stuff, and oh, that reminds me, I have two more, and wish to take a few extras for laying up. "We all know exactly what the wine is like"... Do We ? I don't think they do Mel; which means more for us

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Duncan

You ****** lot are going to bancrupt me...will get one in my Xmas box. I fancy the Costero Riesling as well, so that will make up 2xChile.

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

No doubt worthy of a star if it wasn't for the "wrinkle". I may pick up another 6 in WR tomorrow including another couple of these but can't recall seeing it in store. Its available on their website and only a tiny bit more expensive in Majestic.

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tribs

OOS on W/R site

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

As is almost everything of note. There must be limited stock available for these offers online.

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tribs

It's funny that Mel has chosen the Chapel Down Bacchus as her white of the week. Was going to add one of those to my Winedirect order but it was OOS from the off.

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tribs