I found Chalmers 2015 Montevecchio Bianco at a
local restaurant. Chalmers have a vineyard in Colbinabbi, in the Heathcote
region. Chalmers planted vines there in only 2009, but this range started
producing in 2011. If anyone asked, I'd say, yes, Chalmers are a reliable
label, though I've only drunk the Vermentino and Fiano – separately. The
Montevecchio Bianco is blended
from both, with a small percentage of Moscato Giallo. Faulkner, quoted on the
Chalmers website, says that the vineyard's strong identifier is that it has a
'diversity of plantings [of] Italian varieties'. The Bianco is aromatic, yet
clean and dry, in a workable combination. It's strange that the Chalmers
website has no link to the Montevecchio one.
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