{"product_id":"gullyview-estate-vermentino-2025","title":"Gullyview Estate 'Alberts' Vermentino 2025","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGullyview Estate 'Alberts' Vermentino 2025\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGullyview Estate’s 2024 “Albert’s” Vermentino is one of the stronger modern Australian examples of the variety — saline, textured, bright, and very Clare Valley in personality. It’s made by Jono Koerner from family vineyards in Watervale, South Australia, with the wine named after his father Anthony “Albert” Koerner, who planted Vermentino back in 2009 before the grape became fashionable locally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine sits in that newer Australian white-wine movement that favours:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efreshness over overt fruitiness,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esavoury texture,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eminerality and salinity,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elower alcohol and food-friendliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypical tasting notes across critics and retailers include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esea spray and oyster shell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003egrapefruit and pomelo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elime and bitter lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003egreen apple and nashi pear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhite peach and lemon curd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esubtle white spice and briny minerality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStylistically, it’s not a simple crisp white. The 2024 vintage had:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewild fermentation,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esome time in old oak,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efull malolactic fermentation,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eextended lees contact,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhich gives it more texture and creaminess while still keeping the acid line tight and refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few technical details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watervale, Clare Valley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Vermentino\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~11.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Usually AU$30–36 retail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light-to-medium body, savoury, saline, textured white \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically, it’s reviewed very well:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e from Katrina Butler at Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points\u003c\/strong\u003e from Mike Bennie at The Wine Front\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Halliday review described it as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sea spray and oyster shell… limey and briny”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood-wise, this would be excellent with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eoysters and shellfish,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003egrilled prawns,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elemony pasta,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efried seafood,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eroast chicken,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esalty cheeses,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMediterranean dishes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Nectar Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48900437115107,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9568\/6371\/files\/gullyview1.png?v=1779351153","url":"https:\/\/crookeddrinks.com.au\/products\/gullyview-estate-vermentino-2025","provider":"Crooked Drinks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}