Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely nose smells like a black forest cake with a lift of fresh spices. Velvety in the mouth with excellent varietal fruit weight, a good level of tannins and a crisp acid backbone.
Comments Off on Freebird McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
The nose offers alluring forest floor-like fruit aromas and the palate has a fine concentration of plum-like flavours nicely supported by a long lingering backbone of tannins.
Comments Off on Claymore Losing My Religion Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A sweet and spicy plum bouquet and a fleshy stewed plum palate with supple tannins and a subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Montepulciano d’Adelaide Adelaide Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Tarry inky wine with vibrant fleshy fruit on the nose that lingers on the full-bodied palate.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Herbal nuances sitting on top of peppery plum fruit with nice powdery tannins.
Comments Off on Alex Russell Wines Alejandro Riverland Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Smells of mulberries with a persistence of earthy plum flavours and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Piccoli Lotti Mount Lofty Ranges Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Medium weight wine with distinctive varietal fruit characters and a warm finish.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Ripe blackcurrant aromas and flavours with spicy elements adding complexity,
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hunjee Heartstring McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Blackberry and rhubarb-like characters with plenty of acid and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Rosso Cova McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Deep red wine with a lifted earthy blackberry bouquet and the addition of spicy notes. Delicious juicy jammy red fruit palate with a drying finish.
Comments Off on Gapsted Estate Valley Selection King Valley Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Deep crimson wine with a floral lift to the blackberry nose and good depth of fruit cake-like flavours, some oak, firm tannins and a citrusy finish.
Comments Off on Purple Hands Wines After Five Wine Co. Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big full ripe wine with dark blue fruit characters, grippy tannins and drying finish.
Comments Off on Field Day Wine Co. Colab and Bloom Fleurieu Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: November 2, 2022
A rich full-bodied wine with ripe blackberry fruit, sweet vanillin oak and massive tannins. Young, needs time.
Comments Off on McGuigan Mastercraft Murray Darling Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Clean berry/cola nose and vibrant varietal palate with good level of tannins. Needs food!
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Rosso Cova Fleurieu Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A big beefy wine with fruitcake-like characters and nice fine tannins.
Comments Off on The Good Doctor’s Antidote McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Lots of everything here – sweet berry fruit, spicy oak and tannins. Needs time. 3-5
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Valley Selection King Valley Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Perfumed and preserved berry bouquet and a huge palate with ripe fruit and oak with a citrus-like character and a substantial amount of tannin. Will age well. 5+
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Beautiful bright purple colour with the nose a tad simple but an attractive lifted palate.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A very drinkable package of cherry fruit, light herbal notes, oak and tannins.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Rosso Cova Fleurieu Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Complex spicy inky nose with a violet lift. Quite an angular acid driven varietal palate. Great mouthfeel and tannin structure.
Comments Off on Artwine Leave Your Hat On Single Vineyard Clare Valley Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Rich berry characters on the nose with aromatic spiciness and a fine palate with great fruit, soft tannins and high acidity.
Comments Off on Alex Russell Wines Alejandro Riverland SA Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Meaty beefy nose with an oak driven palate but nice, sweet plum fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Atze’s Corner Wines Mob Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Dark and inky style with rich powerful black fruit characters, some spices and pepper and moderate tannins that build. 5+
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Hunjee Heartstring McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Nose is rich, perfumed and floral with loads of bright fresh plum flavours. Very young.
Comments Off on Sfera Wines Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
A lovely deep purple wine showing a good lift of blackberry fruit on the nose and has generous fruit flavours with the earthy oak adding complexity with the tannins balancing.
Comments Off on Scarpantoni Estate McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Interesting complex nose that’s a mix of florals, fruit and cool climate characters. Lots of oak on the palate but works well with the fruit. Plenty of tannins. Needs time. 5+
Comments Off on Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
Floral perfumed cool climate characters obvious on the nose and a fair whack of grape and oak derived tannins on the vibrant fruit palate but softens quickly.
Comments Off on Kimbolton Wines Langhorne Creek Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Powerful perfumed fruit fragrances and a soft spicy red fruit palate with obvious leathery characters and sweet spicy oak. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Montepulciano dÁdelaide Adelaide Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Intense perfumed forest berry bouquet and an inky fleshy full-bodied palate dominated by red fruit with mouth coating tannins and good acid backbone.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper New South Wales Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich blackberry jam aromas with a full-bodied inky/chocolaty palate showing a big hit of pepper and some powerful tannins.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Wines One Tree Hill Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Likely to be long-lived, this is a powerful, sweet-fruited red, with impressive density. Deeply coloured, it is weighty and vibrant, with concentrated, berryish, spicy flavours, a vague hint of liquorice, savoury, nutty notes adding complexity, and a well-structured finish. Best…
Comments Off on Obsidian Reserve Waiheke Island Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
This distinctive, fruit-packed red is full of youthful vigour. Fragrant, with deep, purple-flushed colour, it is mouthfilling, with strong, vibrant, plummy, spicy flavours, a gentle seasoning of oak adding savoury, complex notes, fresh acidity and good tannin support. Best drinking…
Comments Off on Obsidian Estate Waiheke Island Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A nice wine quite grippy for now, just needs time. Eucalypt dominates the black fruits.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic (ACO) Riverland Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A variety all about colour and fruit. Dark purple hues, perfumed fruit nose and intense fruit flavours with a grippy edge.
Comments Off on Organic Hill Preservative Free (NASAA) Riverland Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Bright purple wine with dark earthy berry bouquet and fresh primary fruit flavours with firm tannins. Just needs time.
Comments Off on Eaglerange Estate 3 Daughters Limited Release Alpine Valleys Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
A good savoury food wine showing a firm acid line and some nice chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Artwine Leave Your Hat On Clare Valley Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Rich savoury meaty aromas with spicy berry notes. The palate has intense flavours in the gamey meat profile with fruity notes. Slightly dry finish.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper NSW Montepulciano 2021 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: July 21, 2022
Red berry conserve of a nose with hints of spice and pepper. An elegant palate rich in flavour with firm tannins.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper NSW Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / July 21, 2022
Posted: May 12, 2022
Simple fruity and spicy style of wine – true to style. Ribena and mulberries lift off the nose and it has a cool dark fruit palate. Offers great cellaring potential. 5+
Comments Off on PRESS + BLOOM McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / May 12, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Earthy plum aromas with some sweetness. Excellent depth of youthful dark fruit flavours. Still plenty of potential.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek One Tree Hill Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A gorgeous wine with chocolaty/blackberry nose and great stalky esters. Perfectly structured palate with generous fruit flavours and tannins bringing it all together.
Comments Off on Artwine Leave Your Hat On Single Vineyard Clare Valley Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
This is a lovely young red. Deeply coloured, it is fragrant, weighty and fleshy, with concentrated red berry, plum and spice flavours, nutty and savoury notes adding complexity, and ripe, supple tannins. Already delicious, it’s well worth cellaring to 2024+….
Comments Off on Obsidian Reserve Waiheke Island Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Lifted fruit nose and warming fleshy plum palate with silky smooth tannins.
Comments Off on Bassham SA Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Well-aged with lots of licorice and forest floor and peppery characters; some spiciness.
Comments Off on Whistling Kite Biodynamic Riverland Montepulciano 2017 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A purple/red meaty style with nicely focused characters of beetroot, leather, olives and spices.
Comments Off on After Five Wine Co. Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
A meaty, cedary and savoury bouquet and nicely textured spicy plum and black olive palate.
Comments Off on Paulmara Estates Brasco’s Barossa Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Intense earthy/spicy plum aromas and soft boysenberry of a palate that’s nicely integrated with the oak.
Comments Off on Handcrafted Limestone Coast Montepulciano 2019 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Plum and blackberry lift off the nose with a long, warming and smooth feel in the mouth with nice weight of dark fruits.
Comments Off on BVWC The Residence Barossa Valley Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
This very easy drinking, medium-bodied red was estate-grown in west Auckland. Ruby hued, it has moderately concentrated, ripe, berryish, spicy flavours, seasoned with sweet oak, and a well-rounded finish. $28
Comments Off on Coopers Creek Select Vineyards Guido in Velvet Pants Kumeu Montepulciano 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark inky fruit nose and powerful fruit expression to the palate.
Comments Off on Artwine Leave Your Hat On Single Vineyard Clare Valley Montepulciano 2020 / 0 View / December 2, 2021