Scott Fiano 2011

Fiano is popping its head up in the Australian drinking world so it would be good to know where it came from.  The variety has found its home in Avellino in southern Italy, just a bit south east of Naples. The average June temperature for this region is 23 degrees which means that McLaren Vale should be the best fit for the variety. This wine comes from Kersbrook in the Adelaide Hills.  The Adelaide Hills is a little cooler than the Vales but Kersbrook is one of the warmest parts and does not receive much rain compared to the rest of the region. The grapes are grown on the Amadio vineyards but they do not produce a Fiano themselves.

Scott Fiano 2011

The wine starts out with a beautiful aroma of freshly cut flowers but them moves into a joyous pears and spice movement.  I could have just sat and smelled this for hours.  On the palate the wine is a lot sweater as the oak treatment sticks out a bit and dominates the flavours for the first two days.  You still get a hit of feijoas and honey with a gorgeous level of acidity but I suggest that you leave this for 6 months to integrate a bit more.  On day 3 the oak had levelled out which left me with two questions.  Where is the texture and what happened to the mid-palate? Then I looked at the price and those questions disappeared. Drink with pride!

Alcohol: 13.5%
Price: $22
Rated: 88
Drink: mid 2012 - 2020