Farmstead Italian Wine Club – June Allocation

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a bottle of each
Unico
 Zelo jade jasper fiano
Unico Zelo RED BLEND Fresh AF 
(Vegan and following mostly Natural practices)

This is the first time that we’ve offered an Italian varietal wine not from Italy to the club.   Bear with us, these guys make great wines!

Inspired by an intense passion for the land, Helmed by Brenden and Laura Carter, their wines are crafted to showcase unique sites and soils that Australia has to offer, in styles that are typified by the life and culture of this sunburnt country. Using minimal interventions techniques such as zero irrigation, 100% wild ferment and no additions of enzymes, nutrients or sugars, they create organic, vegan, earth friendly wines that respect the environment and communities around them.

In  Brendan and Laura’s words, their aim is to create “Italian-inspired, textural and site-expressive wines” and “Australian examples of Mediterranean varieties in an approachable and jovial fashion.”  Since bursting onto the scene in 2014 with their eye-catching, outrageously good value alternative vino, the Carters have spread their wings and their range.  They now make a large suite of wines, including single vineyard examples of Fiano, Nero d’Avola and Nebbiolo.  They are one of the most dynamic winemaking duos in the Adelaide Hills.

Jade Jasper Fiano  from the winery: “The Alpha & Omega of Unico Zelo. When discovering the ability of Fiano’s incredible to be dry grown in the Riverland, a bonafide desert, it set us on the path that we were set to follow. It also certainly helps that the wine produced from it is nothing short of a delight. Elegant whiffs of jasmine and white peach blossoms, racy and crackling acidity with distinct Fiano texture. One of those white wines that can suit almost any situation calling for a good glass – it’s destined for the lunch table. A Sunshine Slurper.”

Fresh AF: From the winery: “2020 Nero d’Avola & Zibibbo – Barmera, Riverland, South Australia.If anywhere in the world could make the freshest, zippiest style of Red – you’d expect it to be in the middle of the desert. Hailing from some of the most ancient soils on earth – The Riverland, is a complete underdog region that epitomises what it is to craft fine wine on the edge. Rich red earth, sandy soils covering limestone. Challenging, avant-garde – and one of the most exciting wines we’ve crafted to date. We’re intensely passionate about Nero d’Avola and it’s clear potential in the warm, sun-drenched spots of Australia. The insane water-efficiency of this variety coupled with no additions in the vineyard or winery (save for a small component of SO2 at bottling) displays the potential for this variety to craft succulent, juicy, aromatic and supremely refreshing wine. A touch of ancient vine Zibibbo lifts the aroma into supreme smashability.”

 

 

 

 

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