'Single Barrel' SV Gisborne Fiano 2017

Southern Italian varietal finds a new home in NZ.

Winemakers Notes

Fiano hails from Southern Italy and has a small and enthusiastic following here in New Zealand. This wine is grown in Doug and Delwyn Bell’s vineyard just outside of Gisborne city. The block was harvested on 3^rd April (OK, it’s not a block – it’s just a single row) and yielded 650kg. The juice was fermented and aged in two old barrels and was bottled on 19^th December 2017.

Analysis

Alc	13%
Acid	6.4g/L
Res sugar	3.7 g/L
pH	3.34

Tasting Notes

Colour:	Pale in the glass at bottling, but will slowly deepen with time.
Bouquet:	A delightful melange of citrus pith, honey and a touch of hazelnut.
Palate:	This is a clean and refreshing mid weight wine, backed with the savoury firmness that is so typical of Italian Fianos.

Cellaring: Already approachable, but will cellar happily into the medium term in a cool environment.

Food Matches: White meats, white sauces and pasta.

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