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As with Malvasia, Quealy planted Moscato Giallo in 2014. The fruit has formed the backbone of the estate’s Lina Lool field blend and zero-dosage Secco Splendido for years; in 2022, the family deemed the quality high enough for a straight bottling and siphoned off a small parcel for the Turbul range. These hardy, thick-skinned grapes were picked in early April and painstakingly sorted to ensure only the most pristine berries were selected. The fruit was destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in a single seasoned puncheon with its headboard removed. After two weeks on skins, the wine was pressed and matured in barrel until being bottled unfined and unfiltered in September 2023. Just 280 bottles were produced.
Rich and golden with a lovely orange tinge, this leaps from the glass with lychee, rose water, Turkish delight, summer flowers and marvellous grapey lift. There’s a lovely balance between sweet and savoury, and it’s full and plump with nip and talcy grip from well-resolved phenolics and a faint but carrying mineral salty line through the centre. A joyous riot of flavour and texture.