Colab and Bloom Montepulciano 2020

Colab and Bloom is a winery owned and operated by Norm Doole and Mike Farmilo, working with friends in the industry, like Nick Whiteway. One suspects that they have had a lot of fun with this project. Mike Farmilo is the winemaker and many will be familiar with him from his many achievements over the years, including a significant involvement with Penfolds Grange. He has not one, but two Jimmy Watson trophies adorning his shelves.

Montepulciano is a famous Italian variety now making serious inroads here and the Fleurieu Peninsula is proving an ideal home. This one is a deep maroon with broad, soft and welcoming aromatics – lots of fruit and flavour here. An array of black fruits, mulberries, dry herbs, chocolate, and tobacco leaf. An enticing savouriness makes this most appealing. Soft, with decent length and always exuding a heap of flavour, what more could you want? The herbs and chocolate notes come to the fore towards the finish. An attractive wine with lots going on.