There is little doubt in this little camper’s mind that Fiano is the best white grape variety grown on the Italian mainland south of Rome. When grown in the chalky hills in Campania, Fiano can display great texture and a wonderful interplay of stonefruit, citrus and saline minerality. It is a definitively Italian variety that is delicious to drink and improved when served alongside appropriate food.
The couple behind Gumeracha-based winery Unico Zelo have made Fiano their signature grape. On this evidence, they are succeeding in their goal. Clare Valley grown Slate Farm Fiano is one of three examples of Fiano in the current line up, the other two originating from the Riverland and Adelaide Hills.
Notwithstanding the modest 11.5% ABV of Slat Farm, it has excellent fruit weight and depth of flavour. From a varietal perspective, it is bang on the money, saline notes lending a sense of authenticity and complexity. This is a delicious wine that holds its own against better examples of Fiano from Campania.
2017 UNICO ZELO SLATE FARM FIANO
Producer: Unico Zelo
Variety: Fiano
Region: Clare Valley, South Australia
ABV: 11.5%
Closure: Diam
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 3 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright straw yellow. Toasted pine nut kernels, slightly oxidative, pink grapefruit, ozone/sea air. Dry, medium bodied, punches well above its 11.5% in terms of palate weight. Hay, toasted grains and stonefruit. Delicious and very true to the variety.
Score: 17+/20
The couple behind Gumeracha-based winery Unico Zelo have made Fiano their signature grape. On this evidence, they are succeeding in their goal. Clare Valley grown Slate Farm Fiano is one of three examples of Fiano in the current line up, the other two originating from the Riverland and Adelaide Hills.
Notwithstanding the modest 11.5% ABV of Slat Farm, it has excellent fruit weight and depth of flavour. From a varietal perspective, it is bang on the money, saline notes lending a sense of authenticity and complexity. This is a delicious wine that holds its own against better examples of Fiano from Campania.
2017 UNICO ZELO SLATE FARM FIANO
Producer: Unico Zelo
Variety: Fiano
Region: Clare Valley, South Australia
ABV: 11.5%
Closure: Diam
Retail Price: $35.00
Date tasted: 3 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright straw yellow. Toasted pine nut kernels, slightly oxidative, pink grapefruit, ozone/sea air. Dry, medium bodied, punches well above its 11.5% in terms of palate weight. Hay, toasted grains and stonefruit. Delicious and very true to the variety.
Score: 17+/20
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