Italian giggle juice! This is a happy wine, and a variety Stephen has great hope for in the warm climate of McLaren Vale. The wine is an immediate pleasure but given a moment can be contemplative and cerebral. In a way it’s the red version of Fiano, with the same juxtaposition of lean and ripe.

Originating in the warm, central, wine-growing areas of Italy and regarded as a workhorse variety of great importance, it suffers from a confounding name and is often confused with the Tuscan town of the same name. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is in fact made from Sangiovese grapes whilst Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is made from Montepulciano grapes.

Alc/Vol: 14.2%