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2023 Rubato Reserve Fiano

2023 Rubato Reserve Fiano
2023 Rubato Reserve Fiano

We’ve been experimenting with small parcels of fiano and now produce a small amount of our Rubato Fiano – this fruit is from the original vineyard, we work to extract a little more texture and the wine is fully fermented in seasoned oak barrels.

Rich, medium bodied with layers of flavour and texture. Honey, ginger and hazelnut burst from the palate, and the finish is long and persistent.

Music lovers may know the term "rubato" means to play freely or with abandon; not scared to stray from the normally trodden path.

Very limited stocks - limit of 3 bottles per customer

"Perhaps the finest fiano outside Campania and even more impressive than the stellar offering from last vintage. Scents of orange pastille, quince paste, candied lemon rind and pistachios with a touch of fennel and white flowers. The texture is medium-bodied and succulent, with salty freshness and a leesy note. The finish is exquisite and very long. This is an excellent wine. Drink or hold. 96 points"
Ned Goodwin MW, JamesSuckling.com

"This is a stellar bottle. Is it the finest example of the grape on our shores? I’d wager so. The making is deceptively simple, but in that lies the beauty. The right site, expertly judged picking, fruit selection, phenolic extraction and time in barrel are key – a quietly confident stewardship. There’s a front-to-back seamlessness suffused with a mineral, sea-salt-inflected quality, oak a cohesive ghostwriter. Corella pear, tangerine peel, red apple, wildflowers, soft herbs, crystallised lemon, floral nectar and lemon pith lead to a lemon barley water/tonic grip and crushed rock minerality. Intense, effortlessly layered and vibrant, this is superb. 96 points"
Marcus Ellis, Wine Companion

"Crunchy nut cornflakes, apple, tangerine, mint, chamomile tea, salted pistachio. It’s rich and nutty, offers fine chalky texture, honey and fresh apricot, acidity sits well within the wine, gentle lemon peel bitterness, with a dusty finish of excellent length. Complex, quite weighty, and you could well swap out a Chardonnay, should you want a substitute. Very good. Distinctive. 94 points"
Gary Walsh, Winefront

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"perhaps the finest fiano outside Campania" - 96 points
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$55.00
 
SKU: 23RubatoFiano
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Fiano
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Rich and medium bodied with layers of flavour and texture. The Fiano Rubato boasts clean and pure aromatics of poached pear, nectarine, quince and shaved fennel. Honey, ginger and hazelnut burst from the palate, with hints of papaya, citrus and spice. The finish is long and persistent.
Winemaker Notes
The fruit was picked a little riper and received more time on skins to encourage extraction, the wine is then fully fermented in seasoned oak barrels. The result is a richer and fuller expression, but still showing the vitality and freshness of the variety.
Food Pairing Notes
Fiano Rubato complements full-flavoured dishes. Pair with a roast pork with all the trimmings.
Other Notes
The grape variety Fiano originates from a province near Campania, east of Naples. Fiano was selected by Coriole when looking for a new southern Italian variety to grow in McLaren Vale, with the first vineyard planted in 2001. The first Australian Fiano was released by Coriole from the 2005 vintage. Perfectly suited to our climate, Fiano is now the largest growing whites category in McLaren Vale. In 2018 we first produced our Fiano Rubato, which celebrates Fiano's true textural qualities. The term rubato may be familiar to music lovers. It means to play freely, or with abandon... not scared to stray from the normally trodden path.