Another winner from Brendan and Laura Carter of Unico Zelo, this Chardonnay is a blend of vineyards high up in the Adelaide Hills, and combines a fullish texture with racy acidity. Not quite as rich as in previous years, but with a really lovely smoky/flinty note that elevates the aromatics. Lots going on here - an intriguing and complete wine! No added yeast and a mixture of stainless steel and oak in the winery give the wine a slippery, creamy texture, without any overt heaviness. Some delicate whipped cream and lemon curd characters come through, backed up by white pear and daffodil. Very attractive, and as with all of the Harvest range from these do-gooders, half of the profits from the wine go straight back to the growers to help continue the strength of the vineyards.

Unico Zelo roughly translates to Unique Zeal / Energy, which goes a long way to describe the young gun wine making couple Laura and Brendan. At 25 years a piece, they have created one of the most innovative new wineries to come out of Australia in years. They are the envy of the old fuddy-duddy end of the wine making town, and we love them for it. Brendan's early passion for wine saw him jet off to France straight after school to see what it was like to work in a top notch winery. And it didn't disappoint. He headed home to skill-up his wine expertise and study viticulture in Adelaide. This is where he met Laura, and convinced her to focus her agriculture brains on the noblest crop... grapes. Their mission is to produce their favourite easy to drink Italian drops on Australian soil and make them accessible to the youth young Australian wine lovers. Another winner from Brendan and Laura Carter of Unico Zelo, this Chardonnay is a blend of vineyards high up in the Adelaide Hills, and combines a fullish texture with racy acidity. Not quite as rich as in previous years, but with a really lovely smoky/flinty note that elevates the aromatics. Lots going on here - an intriguing and complete wine! No added yeast and a mixture of stainless steel and oak in the winery give the wine a slippery, creamy texture, without any overt heaviness. Some delicate whipped cream and lemon curd characters come through, backed up by white pear and daffodil. Very attractive, and as with all of the Harvest range from these do-gooders, half of the profits from the wine go straight back to the growers to help continue the strength of the vineyards.