2008 Razorback – Shiraz Merlot

Mouthwatering Summer Chilled Red that non-red wine lovers also love.

A "must-have" wine for Summer as your guests won't be able to resist a chilled glass of this Summer Rose style red table wine.

A big crowd favourite wine to be enjoyed when you want something uncomplicated, vibrant, refreshing and deliciously fruity with a hint of shiraz spice. It is the perfect seasonal bridge. ( Razorback: Montville's original name.)

This unwooded wine was made as a refreshing easy drinking crossover wine for white wine lovers who would normally never venture to red wines. The wine was blended from new season shiraz, made to be very soft, supported by early harvested merlot, with the tannins balanced by sweetness. Juicy ripe new vintage fruit aromas with hints of vanillin oak, mocha and berries.

An Australia-wide cult wine that has been our biggest selling product for 10 years. Popular for barbecues, picnics, chilling out when you get home from work - or simply sitting on a verandah washing a conversation down with friends.

Winemaker: Peter Scudamore-Smith, Master of Wine, Viticulturalist and International Wine Judge

Varieties: Shiraz 68%, Merlot 32%

Style: Medium bodied, sweet red table wine, portion faintly oaked

Region: Granite Belt (85%) Darling Downs (15%)

Drink: Now.

Serve: Chilled 10-12°c

Wine that loves most foods including antipasto, BBQ seafood, burgers and quail, pasta, pizza, picnic fare, curries and laksas, South American and Middle East dishes, spicy sausages, summer salads, salad nicoise with seared tuna, the sweet/savoury nature of Chinese stirfrys and stews, fettucine carbonara, cold cuts, and Thai style warm seared beef salad.

Wine Lovers' Choice Awards: 4 Star "Not to be missed." Silver Medal equivalent. (Average of last 500 Wine Lovers' ratings.)