2019 Domino Montepulciano Wine Club Price
2019 Domino Montepulciano Wine Club Price
The latest ripening of all our MV fruit we harvest. Native to Abruzzi in central Italy, the variety has small berries, thick skins & hence firm natural tannin structure that ripens consistently in our warm dry climate.
TASTES LIKE Black fruits, pepper and oregano with hints of tobacco
DRINK WITH A hearty serve of char-grilled protein or alternatively we like it with a rich eggplant parmigana
Vegan friendly
VINTAGE SUMMARY 2019 was another hot, dry growing season. Particularly from veraison to harvest. Hailstorms in November then the hottest day experienced since 2009 was challenging viticulturally. Fortunately, our focus on climate appropriate varieties held us in good stead, and Montepulciano was no exception.
WINEMAKING: Hand harvested was allowed to gently macerate for 40 days on skins. Open fermented. Wild fermented. No added acid, enzymes or tannins. 10 months in old French oak barriques. Minimal SO2 addition just prior to bottling.
WINEMAKER : Andy Coppard
VITICULTURALIST: Jonathon James Harvey VINEYARD: Chalk Hill Viticulture’s Pollux Vineyard (Organically Certified)
Campbell Mattinson Wine Front: Just enough oomph, just enough interest. This feels both polished and grainy at once, its core of cherried fruit lightened and enhanced by sweet spice, tobacco and toast. Pitch perfect. Not light but not heavy. Squeaky clean in a good way. Unafraid of savouriness in the context of fruit. Most enjoyable. 93 Points.