This apricot-hued, cloudy skin-contact banger - a blend of Vermentino, Gewürz and other fruity friends - from La Violetta has personality galore; aromas of ginger plant & lychee, fresh washing in the sunshine (you didn’t think that was a wine descriptor?!), tangerine essence and steely minerality. It’s savoury and tangy, and then to cap it all off has a nuance of amaro-like orange peel on the finish. Yum!

Whilst Australian wine comes in many shapes and sizes, it's perhaps fair to say that there is an identifiable Australian attitude and approach to winemaking, and it's one which is epitomised by the goings-on at La Violetta, the winery run by renowned vintner Andrew Hoadley. Honest, down to earth and uncomplicated, Hoadley has that almost punk-like approach to winemaking which has captured the imaginations of the wine-drinking public. These are wines made by instinct rather than by tradition, they aren't bound by expectation, and they aren't afraid to take risks to end up with the greatest results. AJ Hoadley has been called an iconoclast of Australian wine, although he'd probably be the first to say that he's merely trying to make the kind of wines he'd most like to drink. La Violetta wines are made with classic Aussie grapes, but they don't follow the rule book by any means. The result is a set of wines which have plenty to say about the southern regions they come from, with a real sense of presence and power which is impossible to ignore.