Good street maps of Santiago & Chile, as well as adequate street signage empowered us to tackle the urban roads of Chile. We visited the Centro Artisnal Los Dominicos and made a few purchases. Then we drove about 100 miles south to Santa Cruz and Montes Winery. The scenery on the drive felt like California—the gold country, central valley and Napa. The area generally looked prosperous.
Chilean Bodega Montes was a treat. The vineyard produces Montes’ premium grapes. We were driven up the hillside to view the gorgeous valley. The winery is ultramodern and immaculate, with no expense spared in its execution. See the pictures. Of interest is the attention paid to not disturbing the grapes and liquids, and avoiding exposure to oxygen. Gravity is used to ingeniously transfer the product from one vessel to another. The
tasting started with Montes’ regular Sauvignon Blanc and moved to 3 premium red varieties. We purchased several ultra-premium bottles, which were not sampled. A good time was had by all.
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