94 Doctor Wine - Doctor Wine

10 years of aging (5 in casks and 5 in the bottle) is not at all common in the South American wine scene; however, for López it is something common in his most ambitious line, Montchenot. And this version follows the path of this traditional Argentine label. It has 70% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot and 10% malbec in a wine that is juicy, rich in red fruit, with sweet spice and coffee tones. Fine, very delicate tannins, supporting the fruit, accentuating the refined side of the wine.

93 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Montchenot is a range released many years after the harvest. I tasted the 2013 Montchenot 10 años that was only bottled in May 2022. It's a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 10% Malbec, which they described as Left Bank Bordeaux with the Argentinean touch of Malbec. This was first produced in 1956 and released in 1966, always conceived as a wine with long aging; it's not old bottles that they sell later. It's silky, complex, developed and polished, a little à la Viña Tondonia but with the Bordeaux twist, herbal and peppery, with a touch of paprika, still keeping the poise and freshness, even some fruit. It was kept in large oak vats for 48 months. 60,000 bottles.