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2025 Delinquente ”Jaybird” Bianco Macerato
Production information
2025 Bianco Macerato Jaybird
Small batch. Single vineyard. Handmade.
Varietal Composition: 50% Fiano, 30% Arinto, 20% Malvasia
Region: Riverland
Vineyard: Bassham Family Organic Vineyard, Barmera
Yeast: Wild
Bottling Date: June 2025
Release Date: August 2025
Barrel or Stainless: Stainless
Harvest: February 2025
Soil: Red sandy loam over limestone
Output: 15,600 bottles
Alcohol: 10.5 %
Residual Sugar: Nil
Winemakers Comments: A dry spring preceded and hot summer in The Riverland, which meant vintage was short, sharp and hectic! Whilst not without its challenges, the warm conditions meant that the hardy, heat tolerant Southern Italian varieties that we work with proved their worth, developing primary fruit depth whilst holding natural acidity well. After several years of cooler conditions, the 2025 wines are punchier than recent vintages, defined by bolder flavours without sacrificing thirst slaking drinkability.
The Bianco Macerato is an easy drinking, approachable skin contact white wine. Each parcel was fermented separately – the Fiano was pressed off skins straight away, while the others parcels were fermented on skins until sugar dry, up to 14 days. Each parcel was allowed to go through malolactic fermentation and settle out before being blended just prior to bottling.
Style/Palate: The combination of fruit forward, acid driven and aromatic varieties, combined with extended skin contact, creates a wine that is at once thought provoking, interesting, but also refreshing and delicious. Lots going on but as always, it all comes together for tasty times. Peach and nectarine with a rose blossom flourish on the nose gives way to grassy freshness upfront, then a dry crunch like a salty jatz, before a crazy pineapple/lychee tropical hit at the end.
Aormas: Peach and nectarine with rose blossom, pineapple/lychee tropical fruit.
