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Bondar Fiano 2024

$33.00
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Bondar Fiano 2024
Producer Bondar
Region McLaren Vale
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 23720-750

For the fourth consecutive year, cool conditions prevailed in McLaren Vale. However, unlike the preceding vintage, thankfully, yields returned to normal in 2024. Fiano grown in McLaren Vale is prized for its thick skins and high natural acidity. Andre and Selina sourced the fruit from two sites run by the talented Ben Lacey: Lacey Branson Road block in Tatachilla and Lacey HQ block on Olivers Road. Due to its proximity to the sea, Branson block maintains relatively cool temperatures in the warm summer months. The soils are grey-brown loam over limestone, and the thick-skinned fruit holds its natural acidity well. The Olivers Road block faces north with higher summer temperatures and rich red loam soils over limestone.

After the late 2023 vintage, picking returned closer to the norm in 2024, and the parcels came off the vine in the last week of February and first week of March. After a short spell on skins, the fruit was slowly and gently pressed to old oak and stainless steel. The wine remained on light lees until June before blending and bottling. The cool conditions and long hangtime have led to a bright, fresh and deliciously textured white, made to accompany warm nights and smoky barbequed fish.


Bondar Fiano 2024

Reviews

“This comes from two sites owned and farmed by Ben Lacey, in Aldinga and Seaview. Mainly steel. Pressed firmly but with no sulphur, dropping out harsh phenolics and keeping finer ones. The result is a wine of startling clarity and purity, effortless in the way it unfurls pear and lemon notes scented with orchard blossom, soft herbs and sea spray. The palate, too, has this unforced quality, with subtle, thoughtful detail – it’s a Bondar thing. There’s acid tension, texture, ultrafine savoury pithiness and a soaringly long trail of fresh flavour. For me, it’s their best yet.”
95 points, Marcus Ellis, The Wine Companion

Reviews

“This comes from two sites owned and farmed by Ben Lacey, in Aldinga and Seaview. Mainly steel. Pressed firmly but with no sulphur, dropping out harsh phenolics and keeping finer ones. The result is a wine of startling clarity and purity, effortless in the way it unfurls pear and lemon notes scented with orchard blossom, soft herbs and sea spray. The palate, too, has this unforced quality, with subtle, thoughtful detail – it’s a Bondar thing. There’s acid tension, texture, ultrafine savoury pithiness and a soaringly long trail of fresh flavour. For me, it’s their best yet.”
95 points, Marcus Ellis, The Wine Companion

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