Dott Malvasia Istriana 2022

Name: Dott Malvasia Istriana 2022
Brand: Dott
SKU: CELDOTT2
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About this Wine

Considered the finest quality member of the vast Malvasia family, Malvasia Istriana hails from Friuli where it makes fine, elegant, aromatic and mineral driven wines. It is mainly grown on clay/lime soils at low elevation in Friuli but it is said to produce the best results in the free draining gravelly plains of Friuli Grave or on harder hillside sites where the variety’s natural vigour is tamed.

Chalmers introduced a selection of Malvasia Istriana to Australia in the late 1990s. The first table wine was made from this clone in 2005, then a passito dessert wine in 2009 called Aurora. After more encouraging results from the grape in the 2013 #bucketwine project, Chalmers decided to plant it at Heathcote, designated the Rod Bonfiglioli block which features six North Eastern Italian varieties.

The 2022 Malvasia Istriana was picked on the 28th February, whole bunch pressed, chilled overnight and pressed into tank for a cool, natural fermentation on fine solids. After maturation on fine lees for 6 months, it is hand bottled with no fining or filtration and minimal sulphur additions.

With a touch of suspension in the wine, its pale straw appearance leads your interest and intrigue. The nose shows the cooler vintage with lemon pith, green apple and pear, chalk and a freshly made daisy chain. In the mouth there’s an added texture than previous years, a combination of the unfiltered suspeniosn and the longer hang time from the 2022 harvest. It’s all William Pears, flesh and skin, pink grapefruit pith, white pepper and wholemeal flour, with a fine grip and finish it actual feels a little skinsy. – Chalmers

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Malvasia
Country	Australia
Region	Heathcote
Brand	Dott
Vintage	2022

Heathcote Wines

The Heathcote wine region in central Victoria is well known for its excellent red wines, most notably Shiraz. Heathcote reds are defined by their inky depth of colour, and deep, dark complex fruit flavours. This is combined with well balanced tannins and acid that help to give the wines great cellaring potential.

All this is made possible by the terroir. The Heathcote region sits at between 160m and 380m elevation with a temperate climate of even rainfall. The soils are rich in calcium red soils made up of “greenstone”. These soils are prized for their water retention capabilities allowing them to drain freely but still hold enough water throughout the growing season. The grapes that result are small and concentred which in turn make rich concentrated wines.

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James Halliday – This is a grippy white wine with floral and stone fruit characters aplenty, matched to cooked apple, guava and brine. It’s ultra-textural, and dry with it. Length isn’t a strong suit here, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to hook into it with gusto, thanks to the combination of mouth-watering acidity, lively flavour and all that grip. Campbell Mattinson, Halliday Wine Companion.