'Heads Nor Tails' Greco 2024
The 2024 vintage was one of the most challenging yet exhilarating I had experienced, with healthy yields and good quality and plenty to go around. I jumped at the opportunity to work with a new white variety from an existing grower. Until 2024 I had only taken red varieties from the Heathcote region and I theorised that the Greco grape could have potential in this climate and soil.
Fruit was harvested later than all the other whites and kept cold on skins overnight before being transported to the winery. The grapes were pressed and the juice settled before being transferred to the best 500L French oak barrels for fermentation and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was held on lees for almost seventh months until it was racked and bottled without fining or filtering.
Like several white varieties from Italy (Grechetto, Grecanico etc.) the name of the Greco grape is believed to have come from its place of origin - Greece. The well-known phrase “it’s all Greek to me” comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and still has the same meaning of unfamiliarity and/or an inability to understand. “To make neither heads nor tails” is a phrase of similar meaning and thus the name of this wine is a reference to this.
The 2024 vintage was one of the most challenging yet exhilarating I had experienced, with healthy yields and good quality and plenty to go around. I jumped at the opportunity to work with a new white variety from an existing grower. Until 2024 I had only taken red varieties from the Heathcote region and I theorised that the Greco grape could have potential in this climate and soil.
Fruit was harvested later than all the other whites and kept cold on skins overnight before being transported to the winery. The grapes were pressed and the juice settled before being transferred to the best 500L French oak barrels for fermentation and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was held on lees for almost seventh months until it was racked and bottled without fining or filtering.
Like several white varieties from Italy (Grechetto, Grecanico etc.) the name of the Greco grape is believed to have come from its place of origin - Greece. The well-known phrase “it’s all Greek to me” comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and still has the same meaning of unfamiliarity and/or an inability to understand. “To make neither heads nor tails” is a phrase of similar meaning and thus the name of this wine is a reference to this.
The 2024 vintage was one of the most challenging yet exhilarating I had experienced, with healthy yields and good quality and plenty to go around. I jumped at the opportunity to work with a new white variety from an existing grower. Until 2024 I had only taken red varieties from the Heathcote region and I theorised that the Greco grape could have potential in this climate and soil.
Fruit was harvested later than all the other whites and kept cold on skins overnight before being transported to the winery. The grapes were pressed and the juice settled before being transferred to the best 500L French oak barrels for fermentation and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was held on lees for almost seventh months until it was racked and bottled without fining or filtering.
Like several white varieties from Italy (Grechetto, Grecanico etc.) the name of the Greco grape is believed to have come from its place of origin - Greece. The well-known phrase “it’s all Greek to me” comes from a line in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and still has the same meaning of unfamiliarity and/or an inability to understand. “To make neither heads nor tails” is a phrase of similar meaning and thus the name of this wine is a reference to this.
Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion
”As soon as I stuck my nose in the glass to take in all the aromas, I knew I’d enjoy this rich wine. White blossom, lavender and creamed honey with powdered ginger jump out, and then the palate builds an extra layer of texture and creaminess. Neat phenolics also add depth while fine acidity gives an impression of lightness. Nice one.” 95 points
Lisa Cardelli - Wine Pilot
”A rather shy nose to start. Then, it opens up to peaches and cream, mango, honeydew melon. The palate is round and soft, with delicate and creamy accents of tropical and stone fruit flavours and an aftertaste of pure acacia honey. This is the sort of Fiano that I like to drink, and I’m so pleased to see that the Fiano grown on the Mornington Peninsula has the pedigree to stand against Southern Italian examples.” 93 points
