2014 Amato Vino Vermentino
$22.00
The Riverland project. This famous grape of Sardinia grows equally well in the Riverland area of South Australia, and offers salty/sweet maritime aromas with a palate of tropical, fleshy stone-fruits. Very moreish. 140 dozen made.
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Description
Hand-picked grapes from our Riverland grower, de-stemmed and fermented wild in stainless steel. 75 days lees stirring for complexity. Unfined, unfiltered, bottled early.
Lemony grapefruit sorbet aromas, nashi pear and apple, baked quince; damp straw… jasmine flowers, mint, coastal heath – salty maritime nuances, and a touch of spice.
On the palate… slight creamy texture from extended lees stirring; savoury marzipan and coconut; salted lemon; pear and granny smith apples. Clean and crisp, a light‐bodied classic Italian white wine.
Fermented wild in stainless steel and continuously lees-stirred to add texture and complexity. 140 dozen made.
Brad –
This is a small-production vermentino from the Riverland made by Brad Wehr. It’s hand-‐picked and gets extended lees stirring to build texture and palate weight. Really works well and is a very good take on the variety from an area that seems well suited to it – 92 Points.
Ray Jordan – Top 100 Whites 2014
Brad –
Amato. Vino. Ver-men-tino. Amato. Vino. Ver-men-tino. Could be a chant at a rally. It’s Brad Wehr sourcing grapes from Ricca Terra Farms in Riverland and applying his nous to some newer-to-Australia varieties. This gets some ‘extended lees stirring’, after a natural ferment, to help along vermentino to something more interesting, albeit, retaining it’s inherent refreshment factor.
Sherbetty tang! Uplifting rip of crunchy, almost mineral-water-with-fine-fizzy-bubbles-minerality. Lemony tang. Slashes of watery green apple juice. Easy to drink, easy to like, touch of chalkiness amongst the zig zags of frisky acidity. It’s a wine for easy refreshment, thirst-slaking and drinking with urgency in the heat. Smells pretty neutral in green apple, floral things, citrus pith. Fun ‘n’ fresh. Drink heaps.
Mike Bennie – Winefront, April 2015
Brad –
Should be more vermentino consumed. Light lime citrus, nutty with a salty tang. Perfect for summer drinking.
Regan Drew – Wine Words, October 2015