Montevecchio Bianco

Field blend of Ribolla Gialla 50%, Vermentino 32%, Pecorino 9%, Moscato Giallo 3%, Malvasia Istriana 3%, Falanghina 3%.  All these varieties were imported by Chalmers over the last 25 years, highlighting the diversity and success of Italian Varieties here in Australia.  The origin of these grapes come from all over Italy, Ribolla Gialla and Moscato Giallo from the north, to Vermentino, Falanghina, Pecorino and Fiano from the central and south of Italy. It’s the sum its parts that make this wine the quintessential dry white wine with delicious personality. 

An aromatic high tone of lychees, lime juice and Christmas lilies.  There’s a chalky mineral note with a hint of fresh cut hay, salty sea air, lemon pulp and sumo pith, it’s everything you want from a blended white wine, like a well composed orchestra, this wine is better than the sum of its parts and the cooler vintage has highlighted those fresh zesty aromas.  The Palate shows that supple and easy Ribolla Gialla fruit coupled with that salty mealy Vermentino, some funk from the Pecorino with the rest adding to the zippy fresh and vibrant nature of this wine.