Kangarilla Road Montepulciano 2024

Bold Italian Character with an Australian Twist

Kangarilla Road Montepulciano is a rich and expressive red wine from South Australia, showcasing the bold personality of this classic Italian grape variety. Deeply coloured and packed with flavour, it offers generous notes of ripe blackberry, dark cherry and plum layered with subtle spice.

Smooth, approachable and full of character, this Australian Montepulciano has a velvety texture and gentle tannins that make it an excellent match for hearty pasta dishes, slow-cooked meats, pizza and grilled Mediterranean flavours. Kangarilla Road are well known for producing small-batch wines with balance and purity, and this vibrant red is no exception. Vegan friendly.

Kangarilla Road is a family-owned winery in McLaren Vale, founded by winemaker Kevin and Helen O'Brien after purchasing their vineyard and winery site on Kangarilla Road in 1997. The winery is well known for the label with the leaf, with each wine featuring a grapevine leaf design unique to the grape variety inside the bottle, reflecting the winery's focus on varietal integrity.

Kevin O'Brien, a Roseworthy winemaking graduate, produces wines in a restrained, approachable style that showcases the natural generosity of the McLaren Vale region while remaining smooth, elegant and consistent. Although not certified organic, the vineyard is farmed using organic practices and the winery is a member of Sustainable Winegrowers Australia, with a strong focus on environmental responsibility and long-term vineyard sustainability.