Utzinger - 2024 Fume Blanc flavour_Mineral

Utzinger - 2024 Fume Blanc flavour_MineralWest Tamar Valley fruit, picked round 12 Be, whole bunch pressed, shortly settled before wild ferment in mainly seasoned oak, full malo, 9 months in oak on full lees, 2 months in stainless, gentle filtration, screwcap. Bright yellow. Inviting nose, medium intensity, roasted hazelnuts, flinty minerality and some fresh yellow stone fruit. Medium acid attack, light to medium bodied. Lengthy finish on pithy citrus aromatics and some underlying oak

Fresh red fruits and spicy hints on the nose

the Pecorino adds a lovely line of acid and citrus notes

rather it gives way to the natural sweetness of the malt to produce a whisky of perfect balance

The winery focuses mainly on the native vines of the region – Moscato di Noto and Nero d’Avola

The Perego familia has been tending vines on these sheer mountainous terraces since 1860

Not only are no chemical products used but there is an effort to maximize the internal resources of the estate

It's brewed using a traditional method with Japan-sourced soybeans and wheat

Most of the vineyards are dry grown and have an average vine age of 40 years

I was told they would be classic Beaujolais and not like some of the richer recent vintages - these are all about the sap

they bottled it

bottled without fining or filtering

It finishes dry