Medium full bodied with saline acidity and a long persistent palate. Look for white stone fruit and delicate white flowers lifted by lovely line of lime pith.

Former Gourmet Traveller WINE Viticulturist of the Year, the Chalmers family is renowned as Australia's key pioneer with so-called "alternative varieties", as grapevine importers, growers and cheerleaders of so many Mediterranean grapes that are enjoying great demand nowadays. In 2017 Chalmers once again sourced the grapes for their rosato from the highest altitude, most prized block at their Heathcote site. For the first time, though, all three of the varieties planted there made it into this unique blend. Aglianico (63%), Sagrantino (33%) and Nero d'Avola (4%) were hand-picked, whole bunch-pressed, and vinified separately.

Chalmers 1528 Original Chocolate Tawny is produced from a blend of full flavoured tawny, enriched with exotic rich dark chocolate, and commemorates the year in which chocolate was first brought to Europe from the Americas.