2023 Fiano
94 Points - 2024 Halliday Wine Companion
Fiano has found stardom in Australia's warm and dry landscape. Its ability to create wine bursting with flavour make it one of our favourite white grape varieties. The robust nature of Fiano lends itself to minimal inputs in the vineyard that are usually needed to grow grapes that are disease free.
"This is more complex than your average bear. It's rich in grapefruit, lemon and pear-like flavours, but then it's also aflame with struck match and citrus rind characters. There's a power to this wine, an insistence. It's excellent."
Campbell Mattinson - Halliday Wine Companion
The Story
There is one grape variety that is quickly building a reputation for being tough, pretty and fully of flavour! That variety is Fiano. For a number of years Ricca Terra has grown Fiano and sold it to some of Australia’s most progressive winemakers. But the 2021 Vintage saw the best block allocated to the creation of the Ricca Terra Fiano.
Hand pruned and hand picked helps take wine quality from good to great. Once in the winery, the natural yeast found in the vineyard kicks off the fermentation process, which occurs in aged French oak. The use of aged barrels ensures that delicate flavours are not overpowered and masked by oak!
Our Fiano is grown sustainability and meets vegan standards.
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