Vermentino
Vermentino is from Sardinia and Corsica in the West of Italy, where it is regarded as a clean, aromatic and saline variety. This is our second vintage of Vermentino, slightly toned back on skin contact this year for a yellow-golden colour and longer palate profile. Citrus peel, passionfruit, lime zest, faint pine and crushed mint, fine chalky texture, saline slip, and thirst quenching.
Reviews of the 2024 Vermentino:
*Red Star Value. 93 Points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion, February 2025:
Picked both early in the season and the morning, this was crushed to tank for a cool ferment on skins for two weeks; pressed to old oak to finish alcoholic fermentation and go through mlf; three months' élevage. Cypress and myrtle, wild grasses, tea tree oil, chamomile, Indian tonic, martini olive, lime oil, Vietnamese mint, preserved lemon, coriander seed and grapefruit pith. It’s a briny, maritime wine – like a botanical-infused aperitif – light of weight with a feathery grip and abundant freshness. This is the second release, and the fundamentals are the same, but this steps up in poise and balance. Very good.
Reviews of the 2023 Vermentino:
92 Points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion, February 2024:
Low in alcohol but quite deep in colour. This was fermented cool for 14 days on skins, with free-run juice matured in old French barrels for six months. It’s the first vermentino for the Leask brothers, and it’s a distinctive iteration, with pine needles, pepperberry, myrtle, coriander seed, candied lemon peel, fennel fronds and a Lillet blanc/dry vermouth vibe. Chalky phenolics are preceded by a classic saline slip and a surprising depth of flavour for the ripeness.
