Montis Red
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rosemary lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Named after the Latin word for mountain, the Montis Red is a masterful tribute to the unique, high-desert terroir of Washington State's acclaimed Red Mountain AVA. Crafted by winemaker Charlie Hoppes, this red blend captures the rugged elegance of the region, where intense solar radiation, sweeping winds, and gravelly, calcium-carbonate-rich soils produce grapes of remarkable concentration and thick skins. The wine represents a harmonious marriage of traditional Bordeaux varieties, showcasing the structured tannins, vibrant acidity, and deep dark fruit character that have made Red Mountain a legendary name in American viticulture. Each vintage of Montis is carefully raised in select French oak barrels to refine its powerful structure while preserving the expressive, mineral-edged fruit profile native to these sun-drenched slopes.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2000 by acclaimed winemaker Charlie Hoppes, Fidelitas is a premier boutique winery deeply rooted in the Red Mountain AVA of Washington State. With a steadfast focus on crafting exceptional Bordeaux-style blends and single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons, the winery sources grapes from some of the region's most prestigious vineyards, including Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, and Quintessence, alongside their own estate plantings. Fidelitas is renowned for its modern, precise winemaking techniques, utilizing carefully selected French and American oak barrels to shape wines of remarkable concentration, structure, and aging potential. Under Hoppes' expert guidance, the estate has become a benchmark producer for Red Mountain, capturing the unique, sun-drenched terroir in every bottle of their signature Optu Red and site-specific Cabernet Sauvignon expressions.