Unico Zelo is a winery with attitude. From their bold and bodacious marketing campaigns and merchandise, to their deeply-flavoured wines inspired by some of the great, powerful wine regions of the world, they like to do things a bit differently. It comes as no surprise, then, that Unico Zelo have their home in the Adelaide Hills, quickly becoming the spiritual home of Australia’s more innovative and experimental wine scene, where husband and wife Brendan and Laura Carter have established themselves as the confident newcomers on the scene with plenty to say.
The philosophy of Unico Zelo is to show the world just how varied Australian wine can be – from the Adelaide Hills, to the Clare Valley, to the Riverland. They’ve selected an unusual and radical set of grape varietals with which to make their wines – a lot of southern Italian and Sicilian grapes are grown here, famed for their deep, punchy flavours which suit the new generation of wine drinkers, who want to enjoy powerful wines in an informal setting. A breath of fresh, Italian-inspired air, which is gaining a set of dedicated followers with every new release.
A rich, generous wine that is loaded up with black fruits and plenty of power, but still maintains an elegant edge. Adelaide Hills Syrah is certainly finer than many warm-climate wines, but this mixes power with its precision. Look for black cherry, dark raspberry, cocoa and bay leaves. Some white pepper and fennel notes come through on the finish.
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