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
"Light straw colour. Rich aromas of warm honey, spiced apricot and sesame lift from the glass. Weighty and powerful with a richness and density to the stone fruits on the palate. Smoky spice notes and nougat characters all wind across the line with fine acidity gently guiding it long. 95 points"
Stuart Knox, The Real Review
"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