Delinquente Wine Co Roko il Vagabondo Montepulciano

The fruit for this wine was harvested from two different patches on the Bassham Family Organic vineyard, on separate days about a week apart. Each pick was fermented separately and blended together just prior to bottling. The earlier pick carried a lovely tart acidity and green energy, usually associated with whole bunch fermented wines, while the later pick gives palate weight and the deeper fruit character for drinkability – the final blend bringing both parcels together in a really awesome way. This Montepulciano is a straightforward red wine: the thick skins provide a lovely, dark purple color, and while the nose gives a feeling of power and intensity, the palate opens with a lovely, puckering fruit character, like a basket of freshly picked, maybe slightly underripe, but delicious mixed berries. The finish brings that tannin and those grippy, savory elements back into play, while the acid keeps the freshness and length going. Pasta, pizza, BBQ, salt and vinegar chips – whatever, it’s a wine for all seasons.