Fiano from Hawke's Bay
Vintage: 2020
Volume:750ml
 
Fiano’s established home is Campania in Southwest Italy, where great examples are revered for style somewhere between a stunning Chardonnay and a dry Riesling. Compared to other grapes, it is low-yielding and thus often overlooked by commercial wineries. However, it is well worth the work, showing delicate floral and spice aromas that mellow and honey over time, giving way to great texture and impressive acidity. This noble variety seems to have found its home at the stunning Howell Family vineyard, off Maraekakaho Road in Bridge Pa – one of a handful of Fiano plantings in New Zealand. A warm, dry and stunning growing season ensured a relatively early harvest, with a riper, more intense floral spectrum at lower sugars than seen in earlier vintages. On release the wine had aromas of stone fruits, limes, fennel and a hint of green tea. On the palate white floral, lime and pears dominate with a subtle barley sugar note that mingles with an electric acidity on the finish. Textural, precise and mineral.