Round and plump with a fruit salad of flavour, all backed by a chunky, fruit sweet palate. Vermentino is a relative newcomer on the Australian landscape but is set become a favourite due to its natural texture and versatility. The grape variety Vermentino is believed to have travelled first to Corsica and then to Italy where it is the dominant white wine grape of Sardinia. It is a late-ripening grape variety which loves a hot dry climate, a natural choice for the Hunter Valley.

The Chalmers familys commitment to innovation and excellence has made them a pivotal force in the Australian wine scene for over 20 years. Their work in the field of alternative, particularly southern Italian varietals has contributed a lot to the success of this movement in recent years. Delicate yet savoury, the wine exhibits a nose of clean florals and wet stones. The palate exhibits minerally acidity and balances white nectarine and citrusy fruit with a zesty, dry finish.

Enticing white peach, pear and citrus lead to savoury notes and a lingering minerality.

Bursting with fresh pear, pineapple and citrus fruit on the nose. The palate is bone dry with bright lemon pith, pear and a savoury hint of anise rising to excellent length and character. Enjoy now to 2018.    

Light bodied, bright and bursting with clean, clear flavours of lime and Granny Smith Apple. Mouthwatering acidity and savoury, pithy texture draw out the palate, making it an ideal foil to fresh seafood dishes.

Produced by Chalmers, Australias pre-eminent producers of alternative, particularly southern Italian varietals. This example of Vermentino exemplifies the varietal perfectly, showing fantastic harmony in displaying delicate nectarine and peach characters alongside savoury aromatic spice.

In the glass: Dark red purple. On the nose: Sour cherry, black plum, sarsaparilla, red cherry concentrate and cola.On the palate: Dense, rich and powerful with a massive core of black fruits with jube-like ripeness, vanillin oak seasoning and firm, powerful tannin support. A youthful and concentrated wine that will soften over the next couple of years. We recommend decanting before serving.

A Mediterranean variety that naturally holds acidity and is used to add freshness to the white blends of the Rhone Valley. The fruit for this is sourced from a southern Barossa Vineyard with limestone based soils. The wine is made using natural acid and indigenous yeasts and is unfiltered. Although this is the first release of this variety as a straight up style, Pete has a long history of using Clairette as a blending component of the much loved Lola.

Our first Vermentino, a popular Italian white grape variety starting to do well in warmer areas of Australia. A vibrant wine, textural with complexity and a deliciously fruity and juicy mouthfeel. Cries out for fresh seafood. Harvested in March 2018, bottled in July and release in Spring just in time for summer enjoyment.

Riverland is now a region brimming with energy and diversity thanks to a fresh focus on alternative varieties a far cry from its past as a hot, dry and irrigated inland area that made bulk wine. In the glass: Pale lemon green.On the nose: Peach, grapefruit, lime and dried herb aromas. On the palate: Rich with varietal depth and a bright mix of citrus and stonefruit with sea salt, dried herbs and a racy acid backbone.