This gorgeous Italian variety at its best has plenty of spice with a nice touch of fruit and tannin. The Monte from Russell & Suitor is modern Montepulciano at its best with layers of baking spices and bright red berries. This is your perfect balance of sweet and spice with all things nice, we recommend you get into your comfiest trackies and jump into the kitchen while splashing out a few generous glasses of this scrumptious wine.

Alex Russell is an entrepreneurial winemaker who began his winemaking journey by crafting wines from Mildura and the Riverland, using a range of so-called 'alternative' grape varieties (mostly Mediterranean influenced) to create modern and approachable wines. Since then he has expanded south, to Tasmania, where he creates more classically styled wines from Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. From Merlot to Montepulciano, the breadth is quite astounding! Alejandro is his range of Iberian and Mediterranean varieties, perfectly suited to the warm inland Aussie climate. This is modern winemaking at its best, and the attention to detail shows through in the suite of precise and detailed wines. Lots to love here, with fruit to the fore and a real eye for purity.