![]() ![]() When he started the winery that bears his name, Montes was 39 years old and had five children, ranging in age from 8 to 15. ![]() He should know because some of his wines have garnered top awards around the world and are consistently highly rated. “In addition to producing good wine for the money, Chile is capable and is producing some amazing wines,” Montes said during a 2015 interview with Decanter Magazine. During his term, Montes approached the job with evangelical zeal, taking the message around the globe that Chile is producing diverse wines that are among the best in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was vice president of Wines of Chile, the country’s industry trade group. Montes Limited Selection Pinot Noir with its distinctive label featuring an angel in flight, a bunch of grapes in one hand and a wine glass in the other, is produced by Aurelio Montes, who along with three partners started the winery in 1987.Īurelio Montes is recognized as one of the best and most innovative producers of premium and super-premium wines in Chile, and he has served as an ambassador for Chilean wines. But if you have to choose one, Pinot Noir is the one. Thanksgiving celebrates both gratitude and excess, so it’s in keeping with the holiday’s spirit to uncork a variety of wines to suit the many flavors on the table, and the many tastes of the guests around it. It’s an excellent match with turkey, both white and dark meat, and it holds up to giblet gravy and oyster stuffing and accents the flavors in cranberry sauce. It doesn’t overwhelm lightly flavored vegetables, such as green peas with butter, or such perennial favorites as creamy garlic mashed potatoes or sweet potato casserole. Pinot Noir is a light, yet flavorful, red that is versatile enough to accompany the wide variety of foods on the Thanksgiving table. ![]() There are a number of wines - reds, whites and rosés - that go well with the Thanksgiving dinner, but over the last few years, Pinot Noir has emerged as my favorite red to pair with the traditional feast, and Montes Limited Selection Pinot Noir from Chile is an excellent, inexpensive choice. Montes Limited SelectionPinot Noir, 2014Aconcagua Coast, Chile $11.99 ![]()
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