Harvey River Estate Montepulciano 2022
- 91
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2028
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Good to see the versatile Italian making a home in the Geographe region. It’s clearly well-suited. The grape has been likened to Merlot. Can’t help thinking this Montepulciano fits in beautifully with that aromatic-rich comparison with its black cherry, red plum, cranberry, blueberry and dried herbs, all upfront and delightfully vying for your attention. It’s chockful with red fruits and spice on the palate with an intriguing whisper of cracked pepper and just a touch of savouriness which provides that extra degree of interest. Acidity is fresh and vibrant. It’s a top recipe for good drinking.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
