Chalmers Bush Vine Inzolia 2022 (6 Bottles) Heathcote, Victoria

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Fruit for the 2021 Chalmers Bush Vine Inzolia was hand harvested on 19th February 2021 and pressed as whole bunches. The wine fermented naturally on full solids with indigenous yeast in a temperature-controlled vat. Maturation was on fine lees in stainless steel for eight months. The wine is unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulphur addition.

Looking at the wine, pale golden hues shine from the glass. Immediate impressions are of attractive freshness and purity, opening up to fragrant and perfectly ripened peaches, extending to more exotic fruits like fig, quince and cantaloupe. You can start to identify the welcome intensity of fruit on show from the “dry-grown” management of the vineyard. Nice savoury edges develop and a slight toasty note follows, signs of natural ferment and extended lees contact. Intense yellow and orange blossom and preserved lemon lift the wine out of the glass along with delicate wild herbs, fennel seed and a lick of salt bush.

On the palate the same intensity and density of fruit carries through. It’s a moreish mouthful but not without definition. The chewy structure, a character typically associated with red wines, shows grapefruit pith and sweet cooking spices of clove and star anise with an orange-rind biscotti texture. It’s a confident and complex wine balanced with detail and persistence.

This wine drinks beautifully now with potential for ageing too. We look forward to seeing where this wine will go. Food pairing is versatile, from aromatic chicken to pumpkin and dried sage ravioli with burnt butter, rich shellfish fregola, or sticky Asian pork. – The Chalmers family