Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Fiano 2025
- 94
- $40
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Made from King Valley fruit off the Corsini family’s La Cantina vineyard. Overnight skin contact, mostly old oak fermentation, three months of regular lees stirring. 110 dozen bottled. An Italianate style was the goal and they’ve achieved it well, with savoury tones hovering nicely atop the fruit. An intriguing aromatic profile arrests from the outset: charred pear, lemon, pine nuts, dried apple, water chestnut, salinity and delicate wood smoke. There’s both freshness and ample texture to the palate, with notes of green apple, pear, white almond, pastry dough and a saline edge. The finish holds lovely bitter almond tones that weave through the fruit, and a fine-boned phenolic edge provides frame and carry to good length. Varietal, interesting, complex, complete. VS&B have nailed it once more.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
