Vintage
2023
ABV
12.8%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
The top tier wine of the Chalmers whites, Fiano has shone since day one in both Chalmers vineyards and has really made its home in Heathcote proving that the famous Cambrian soil is just a special for what it imparts to whites as it does to reds.
Chalmers Fiano always has a portion of wood in the winemaking including one large 2000 litre chestnut botte and old French oak barrels. It is also bottle aged before release to help emphasise that natural bees-waxy texture of the variety. For those with patience, it will reward them tenfold as it ages with aplomb taking on characters not too dissimilar to the great white wines from Burgundy, so stick it in your cellar for a couple years and serve it at your dinner party, they will love it!
Accolades
95 Points - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)
Whole-bunch pressed, wild ferment, 10 months on lees in chestnut bottle, stainless steel, old oak. Forget "alternative", fiano is now a mainstream rising star. Sourced off Cambrian soils and boasting a mineral, gunflint edginess, this Heathcote fiano brings effortless class to the glass in savoury pear skin, bitter almond, quince, pear and apple with honeysuckle florals. Crisp, even and fleshy with a touch of lemon barley to close. Delicious.
