1989-1995
Chile THE CHILEAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S "THE JOURNAL" (August, 1991) by James F. Channing. "A very bright star has suddenly risen on the local wine industry's horizon. A small winery, established only four years ago in Curicó won gold and silver medals at the prestigious VINEXPO fair in Bordeaux, France. This is quite a feat when considering that it takes most wineries decades to produce quality vintages, much less win medals at VINEXPO."
Canada THE TORONTO STAR (December 14, 1991) "WINE WORLD JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF RED HOT PRODUCTS FROM CHILE" by Tony Aspler. "...MONTES, named after the winemaker Aurelio Montes, will I predict make the biggest splash on the export market in a year or two."
U.K. THE WINES OF THE AMERICAS by Robert Joseph and Joanna Simon.
"MONTES: New winery launched in 1989 by Chile's most famous oenologist, Aurelio Montes. The first release of Cabernet Sauvignon -and of a second label VILLA MONTES– reveals this to be potentially the best estate in the country."
U.K. JORDAN'S GUIDE TO GOOD WINES "...Other names making great impression are MONTES..."
Denmark LANDLIGE GLAEDER (1992) by Jorgen Aldrich.
MONTES wines are recognized as amongst the best from Chile.
U.K. THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH/WINE "GOOD WINE GUIDE" (1992) by Robert Joseph.
"...But if either Chile or Argentina is to exploit its potential, far more producers will have to follow the example of wineries such as MONTES...in making fresh, concentrated red and white wines rather than over-cropped, lightweight stuff which will only ever sell on price"..."Hedley Wright was able to hold its head high with their exclusive agency for the only really international standard modern Chilean winery. Everytime you see a bottle of MONTES it came to Britain via Hedley Wright..."
Holland FINANCIEEL DAGBLAD (April 18, 1992) "HET SPECTACULAIRE SUCCES VAN CHILEENSE WIJNEN" by Hubrecht Duijker. MONTES wines are recommended and Aurelio Montes recognized as one of the best winemakers in Chile.
New Zealand THE SUNDAY STAR (Auckland, July 26, 1992)"CHILEAN WINES BACK ON TRACK" by Michael Brett. "An indication of Chilean potential –wines of quality at reasonable prices– is provided by a winery called Discover Wine whose label is MONTES. Not surprisingly the most expensive wine is the pick of MONTES. A classy wine, well balanced, with enticing front flavours. I know of no New Zealand Cabernet of such quality selling at that price."
Germany DAS WEIN BUCH (Naumann & Göbel, 1992) Book by PETER PAUL FALKENSTEIN.
"Although the area of the Argentinian vineyards is twice as big as in Chile, the greater honor belongs to Chile, with French styled wines of astonishing but little-known quality and-still-moderate prices."
In the "WINES OF SOUTH AMERICA" chapter (pages 192/3/4) MONTES (Discover Wine) appears second only to Cousiño-Macul in the listed order of Recommended Wines.
U.S.A. THE COMPANION TO WINE (USA, 1992) By FRANK PRIAL with Rosemary George and Michael Edwards. Under Chile: "Leading producers in Chile include ...Montes..."
U.K. WEEKEND TELEGRAPH (London, March 3, 1993)
"MEMO TO CHILE: SEND US YOUNG REDS" by OZ CLARKE. "MONTES. This time the go-ahead winemaker is Aurelio Montes. MONTES makes top-of-the-range wines".
Finland ILTALEHTI (1993) by MIKO MONTONEN.
Full page article about MONTES and Aurelio Montes as a gifted winemaker and about Cousiño-Macul. Two quality wineries from Chile and their wines.
U.S.A. THE NEW YORKER (Volume 5, November 10, 1993) CHILE, AN APPRECIATION OF VINEYARDS AND VINTAGES by ALEXIS BESPALOFF. MONTES is listed as one of the nine Chilean top labels to look for.
U.K. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO WINE (Oxford University Press, 1994) by JANCIS ROBINSON. Under “Industry Organization” (p.233)..”The estate wineries such as the historic...MONTES (and 5 others) for which practically all grapes used are grown by the owner/winemakers, are relatively rare”. Also, in p.230 under “Regions and soils” and Rapel...”the region (Colchagua, where “M” grows) overall is hotter than Maule to the immediate South. Large wineries...and the smaller Discover Wine (MONTES) operation made considerable vineyard investments in the Colchagua subregion in the early 1990s.”
U.K. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO WINE 1994 Encyclopedia by JANCIS ROBINSON.
"...RAPEL wine Region in Chile...has a particularly good reputation for full flavoured red wines...
Large wineries such as Santa Emiliana, Santa Rita, Undurraga and the smaller Discover Wine (MONTES) operation made considerable vineyard investments in the Colchagua subregion in the early 1990's." (page 230)
"INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION ...The estate wineries such as the historic Cousiño-Macul, Los Vascos, MONTES, Santa Mónica and Santa Inés, for which practically all grapes used are grown by the owner/wine-makers, are relatively rare."
The Philippines THE MANILA CHRONICLE (Manila, October 27, 1995) "A NIGHT OF DISCOVER-Y".
A nice article describing the tasting and Chilean Wine Seminar given by Douglas Murray on behalf of MONTES wines. It was with full-attendance and further strengthened the position of MONTES wines in The Philippines.
Chile EL MERCURIO (Santiago, November, 1995) "WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR" by SOLEDAD MARTINEZ. A long article, with photo, describing Aurelio's contributions to the wine scene and emphasizing his award as Winemaker of the year 1995, elected by his peers, the Association of Chilean Oenologists. Also outlines the growth and success of our MONTES wines.
Chile LA EPOCA (Santiago, November 24, 1995) "AURELIO MONTES, ELECTED AS WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR BY HIS COLLEAGUES" by Alejandro Jimenez. A full page article with photo describing Aurelio MONTES's curriculum, expertise and an interview as recipient of the Chile top winemaker of the year award by his fellow winemakers.
