Tasting Notes

After a day of tasting a lot (a LOT) of full-bodied reds, this is a most welcome glass. In truth, the Grosset delivery arrived halfway through the day, and so I positioned these four 2024 whites from Grosset at the end of the tasting as a special treat for myself. I'm glad to have arrived in one piece. So, this 2024 Apiana Fiano leads with nashi pear and green apple, white pepper, pressed flowers and chalky talc. It even has that lovely Riesling talc-y thing going on here, and it is very pretty for it. On the palate, the wine is thick with flavor, viscose and yet totally composed and balanced. This is a lovely, welcome, wine here, highly recommended. This is my favorite Fiano in Australia. 12.7% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. -94pts, Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

Quite generous on the nose, with aromas of lemon pith, fennel, curt grass and mandarins. The plate is medium-bodied with a generous mouthfeel and focused acidity, giving notes of orange blossoms, lime curd, macadamia nuts and flint. Textural with a slight phenolic grip. Very good. Drink or hold. Screw cap. -94pts, James Suckling

The most prestigious fiano in the country! Sound the alarms! Good energy here, a crunch of nashi pear, light almond notes, quirky but appealing kombu seaweed characters and saline minerality. It slips along the palate with a little waxiness and finishes with a brittle, pleasingly fresh trill of lemon-gingery flavours and a lick more brine. Gently savoury, though quite shy and delicate at the same time. Pretty wine. -93pts, Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion