2023 Somos Biodynamic Vermentino

A textural, complex version of Vermentino. Good farming, considered winemaking - it's one of the best Vermentinos you'll see in Australia.
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Vermentino rarely gets this kind of love. But in the hands of the Somos crew - Mauricio Ruiz Cantu and team - it becomes something way more serious (and way more interesting) than your average salty sipper.

This 2023 release comes from Paxton’s biodynamic vineyards in McLaren Vale, where the fruit is hand-harvested and treated with the kind of care usually reserved for Chardonnay royalty. After a short stint on skins, it’s pressed straight into old French oak for wild fermentation and aged on lees for nine months. Occasional bâtonnage adds creaminess without blurring the variety’s natural brightness.

There’s still that classic sea spray vibe we love in Vermentino, but layered with lemon curd, subtle spice and a gently chalky grip that brings the wine firmly into food wine territory. This is a beach wine with brains.

One of the most compelling Aussie Vermentinos going around, full stop.

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    Debbie P.
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    1 year ago
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    2022 Somos Biodynamic Vermentino
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Special wine

    This is unlike any Vermentino I have ever tasted. Complex flavours. Everyone who has enjoyed a glass has loved it.

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    Emilie D.
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    3 years ago
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    2022 Somos Biodynamic Vermentino
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A wine review

    Absolutely lovely.

    Enjoy the slight nuttiness, creaminess and general delicious drinking :)

    One of my favourite wines this year

Retaining all the classic sea-spray aromatics of this Sardinian variety, we picked it early enough to keep a great line of acid, but building on barrel fermentation and ageing on lees to add complexity and enhance the textural nature of the variety. We have created a complex and textured little number that has tons of layers.

WINEMAKING: Fruit was destemmed and stayed on skins for 24 hours to extract flavour, it was then gently pressed into a mix of old French barriques and puncheons, and fermented wild. We let the wine age on lees for 9 months, with occasional bâtonnage to develop texture and mouthfeel . It was kept in bottle for 3 months before release.

Details
Region
McLaren Vale, South Australia
Vintage
2023
Type
White Wine
Variety
Vermentino
Vegan Friendly

Organic Wine

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Vermentino
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Feature Biodynamic
Natural/Lo-Fi
Organic
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Somos

Mexican winemaker Mauricio Ruiz Cantu is creative mind behind this exciting McLaren Vale project, with the wines exported back to South & Central America as well as sold through just a handful of outlets and venues locally in Australia.

His focus is on 'alternative' varieties from sustainably managed vineyards - Mauricio's Aglianicos and Vermentinos being of particular note. The Somos unique wines are made with a deft touch, not fully natural but absolutely in the more lo-fi end of the winemaking pool.

The resulting wine styles are colourful, perfumed, balanced, and bursting with personality. And universally, they offer terrific value for money.

Just minuscule volumes produced, but great fun to be had across the Somos range.

Winemaker Mauricio Ruiz Cantu Somos

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