2024 Unico Zelo Alluvium Fiano

Unico Zelo's flagship Fiano from Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills: lean, mineral and built to age.

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Description

Brendan and Laura Carter have done more than just about anyone to put Fiano on the map in Australia, and Alluvium is the one they fuss over most. Of their single-vineyard Fianos, this is the top of the tree - the most structured and the one built to go the distance.

The fruit comes from Birdwood, just down the road from their winery in an old 1920s coldstore in Gumeracha, where the vines grow on alluvial, quartz-shot clay. Those vines were grafted over from Sauvignon Blanc to Fiano back in 2015, and the cool Adelaide Hills site gives the wine a tension you don't often see in the variety.

Expect a leaner, more focused style than the rest of the range. Think grapefruit pith, lime and a touch of tropical fruit, with a mineral streak and bright, crunchy acidity holding it all together. It'll drink well young, but there's the structure here to reward a few years in the cellar.

Made by a husband-and-wife team who were Australia's first B-Corp certified winery, this is Fiano with real backbone. Serious, site-driven and a cracking example of what the grape can do in the Hills.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Fiano
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Feature Women in Wine
Alcohol 12.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Cork

Unico Zelo

Unico Zelo is the Adelaide Hills winery of Brendan and Laura Carter, one of the most dynamic duos in Australian wine. The name means 'unique zeal', and while it sounds Italian, the Carters are proudly Australian producers out to give Mediterranean grapes a true Australian identity.

They started the business in 2012. Brendan studied oenology and viticulture and made wine with S.C. Pannell, Jacob's Creek and G.D. Vajra. Laura came up through Henschke's lab and cellars after a trip around Italian wineries got her hooked on how food, culture and wine connect.

Grapes are picked to suit the climate - hardy, drought-tolerant varieties that need little water or chemical help - with fruit from the Clare Valley, Riverland and Adelaide Hills. It's all made with a light touch in a 1920s coldstore in Gumeracha, with texture front of mind.

In 2019 they became, by their account, the first Australian winery certified as a B Corp. Brendan was named the 2026 Wine Communicator of the Year for bringing a younger crowd to wine.

Playful, honest and made for drinking, these are wines for the people, and we love them for it.

Founders Brendan & Laura Carter Discover Unico Zelo

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