Someone once told us to plant Montepulciano “Monty” – “it would be fun!” It has been more than fun; it has become one of the most challenging grape varieties we have grown. It tends to be very immature and takes a lot of time to become an adult, and it ripens later than all our other varieties forcing us to sit back and wait before we can finish our vintage. This is the second vintage we have made our Monty, and it’s only now that we have found true pleasure in this variety and can see how amazing it is.