Billy Button Fiano is a spring/summer stunner: its bright gold colour simply glistens in the glass. It’s the perfect pair to our soft prawn taco recipe (below).
This fiano from Victoria‘s Alpine Valleys region is hand-crafted by the energetically talented alternative-varietals ‘queen’, winemaker Jo Marsh, formerly of Seppelt Great Western. A few years back she wisely packed her bags and headed for the sub-alpine hills of Porepunkah. Though she was not then a vineyard owner, she cleverly connected with a group of local growers to take advantage of the enormous range of alternative varietals found in the area. Without any hesitation she quickly produced an astonishing collection of excellent new wines from varietals including gewürztraminer, arneis, vermentino, malvasia, friulano, verduzzo and more!
Jo’s fiano has a brilliant floral bouquet that certainly does live up to the visual elegance. It’s an impressive wine with more detailed, full and complex aromas and body than many Australian-made examples.
Deep fragrances of honeysuckle, melon and mango are punchy and sweet, balanced by a fine touch of lemon zest. Additional soft touches of spice layer the wine, proving again that fiano makes a perfect food wine that can be loaded with complexity and smarts.
The wine is rounded, full and silky on the palate, delivering lemon and cumquat citrus flavours weighted with almonds and a mix of tropical flavours. It’s a perfect match for our Thai-style soft prawn tacos. By championing this quality alternative varietal wine Jo Marsh has once again demonstrated the outrageous winemaking talent she’s famous for.
Editors note: The 2017 Fiano is currently out of stock, however we highly recommend the 2017 Billy Button ‘The Versatile’ Vermentino – another champion wine that we adore – it’s a great match to spring seafood dishes such as the prawn taco recipe below.Billy Button Wineswww.billybuttonwines.com.auSoft Prawn Taco with Asian salad, sweet fish sauce and kaffir lime dressing and Kewpie mayonnaise Soft Taco Batter MethodAsian SaladMethodSweet Fish Sauce and Kaffir Lime DressingMethodTo Serve
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