BACKGROUND  “This Fiano comes from our Upper Tintara Vineyard in Blewitt Springs, which  my great-great grandfather bought in 1871.  My father Bob and I planted these vines in 2011 after deciding that Fiano would be well suited to not only this particular location, but also to McLaren Vale’s warm, dry climate.”  WINEMAKING  Picked in the early morning of March 2nd and transported to our winery.  The grapes were pressed and the juice pumped into stainless steel and old  French oak. The juice was then cold settled before being inoculated with a  cultured yeast and fermented at cool temperatures for just under a month.  At sugar dryness the tank component had its yeast lees stirred weekly,  whilst the oak component went through spontaneous malo-lactic and  received fortnightly batonnage. Total maturation of 5 months prior to  filtering and bottling.  Winemaker   CELLARING POTENTIAL  TECHNICAL  Andrew Hardy  Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale  Fiano  2024  Light straw  Enticing with notes of nashi pear, white  flowers and citrus  Fresh minerality is underscored by a textural and  balanced palate evoking green apple and pear on  a long and satisfying finish.  Drink Now, 3-5 years  Alc 11.5% - TA 7.6 - RS 0.35 - pH 3.04

'...yielding a textural sway, and a keenly judged one at that.'

93 Points

From vines planted on the family vineyard in '11, this was fermented in steel and older oak, with the barrel portion going through mlf; both parcels were lees stirred. Picked early, this is coolly aromatic, in a refined way, with cape gooseberry, nashi, celery seed, tomatillo, butter lettuce and green apple sorbet. That barrel component has fleshed out the mid-palate, yielding a textural sway, and a keenly judged one at that.

Halliday Wine Companion 2026, 03 Feb 2025