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Chalmers Vermentino, Heathcoate, Australia 2022

  • $30.00

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VERMENTINO
TART & FRESH and MINERAL
SUSTAINABLE FARMING
CRITIC SCORE 90+
HEATHCOATE
AUSTRALIA
  • WINEMAKER: Bart van Olphen
  • FARMING: Sustainable
  • VARIETY: 100% Vermentino
  • TERROIR:  East facing sloped site, 150-170m elevation with red Cambrian soil. Vermentino clone imported by Chalmers in 2002 and planted at Heathcote in 2009 in east-west row orientation at 4545 vines per hectare on unilateral cordon, spur pruned VSP. Farming is sustainable, focused on soil health and balanced vines. 
  • VINIFICATION/AGING:  Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, free run only. A long, slow, and cool wild ferment followed by 5 months on lees in stainless steel vats. Unfined, vegan friendly.
  • TASTING NOTES: Crisp and lean, yet quite expressive and complex. White peach, finger lime (a punchy native citrus), blanched almonds, sea spray and chalk. Long and refreshing, with a fleshy mid-palate and bright acidity.
  • SCORES: 91, James Suckling