2022 Chalmers Bush Vine Inzolia

Grown on red Grown on red Murray sand and limestone soils at an elevation of 51m. There was 304mm of rainfall. Harvesting took place on the 18th and 22nd of February 2022. The grapes were handpicked and whole bunch pressed in wild ferment. It spent 8 months on lees in stainless steel, keeping that freshness. It was unfined and unfiltered. This wine is vegan friendly. The wine is perfumed and intense, with lifted florals and cardamon seed. It’s got a dense, pulpy mouthfeel, really getting that limestone coming through. Immediate impressions are freshness and purity. There’s notes of ripened peaches, then leading to more exotic fruit 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. – The Chalmers Family