Unico Zelo
Alluvium Fiano
Brendan & Laura's Alluvium Fiano is their pride and joy, an aromatic, tensile creation with a crystal hewn definition. In their words "Ever had a wine that tastes like a laser?" Grown at the epic Mylkappa Vineyards around the corner from the winery. Due to the Adelaide Hills' cooler climate, the Alluvium cuvée shows a pristinely citrus quality.
The nose gives stewed oranges and peach preserves with a slightly leesy warmth, one of those really intriguing aromas that holds your attention, showing a bit of toasted fennel seed, a bit of toasted chickpea or papadam, just drawing you in like a tractor beam, making you wish you could turn this into a perfume you could simply wear. On the palate we are met with a more leesy, less fruity Finao than the equally delicious Jade & Jasper, the acidity more textured, the flavours rolling over the palate in waves of apple, peach skin, red plum, more savoury and thoughtful, giving a finish of lemongrass and sesame seed. Stunning. 2020 - 94 points, Decanter.
Region: Birdwood, Adelaide Hills
Appellation: Adelaide Hills
Varietal/Blend: 100% Fiano
ABV: 13.5%
Vineyard: Unico Zelo Alluvium Fiano is sourced from a dry-grown vineyard in Birdwood, Adelaide Hills, at 380–400 meters altitude. Grown in a moderate Mediterranean climate on alluvial quartz clay over limestone, the hand-harvested fruit was picked on April 8th.
Cellar: For this wine, the grapes are destemmed, pressed to stainless steel, settled overnight, and racked to begin fermentation. Then, the wine is matured for eight months on lees in stainless steel with intermittent bâtonnage, creating layered texture and purity.
CSPC: 885970
What the Critics are saying: []
Region: Birdwood, Adelaide Hills
Appellation: Adelaide Hills
The nose gives stewed oranges and peach preserves with a slightly leesy warmth, one of those really intriguing aromas that holds your attention, showing a bit of toasted fennel seed, a bit of toasted chickpea or papadam, just drawing you in like a tractor beam, making you wish you could turn this into a perfume you could simply wear. On the palate we are met with a more leesy, less fruity Finao than the equally delicious Jade & Jasper, the acidity more textured, the flavours rolling over the palate in waves of apple, peach skin, red plum, more savoury and thoughtful, giving a finish of lemongrass and sesame seed. Stunning. 2020 - 94 points, Decanter.
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Fiano
ABV: 13.5%
Vineyard: Unico Zelo Alluvium Fiano is sourced from a dry-grown vineyard in Birdwood, Adelaide Hills, at 380–400 meters altitude. Grown in a moderate Mediterranean climate on alluvial quartz clay over limestone, the hand-harvested fruit was picked on April 8th.
Cellar: For this wine, the grapes are destemmed, pressed to stainless steel, settled overnight, and racked to begin fermentation. Then, the wine is matured for eight months on lees in stainless steel with intermittent bâtonnage, creating layered texture and purity.
CSPC: 885970
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
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