Fiano Fantasies And Delight From Stanlake Park

𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓎 𝒹𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝑔𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝒻𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓈𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝐹𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒫𝓊𝑔𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝓈𝓊𝓃.

EXCLUSIVE Stanlake Park’s Italian Collection - yes Italian. It was always part of the master plan for winemakers Nico Centonze and Natalia’s plan to make their own wine from the his father’s vineyards in Salento, Puglia. of note, Nico is a fifth generation winemaker. The grapes are from his father’s six hectares which were previously sold to local co-ops.

How did they do it??? They had the genius idea to create an Italian Collection to be created and labeled under Stanlake Park as law stipulates grapes grown outside Great Britain cannot be processed or bottled in the UK. Stanlake Park partnered with Nico’s longtime best friend and winemaker in Puglia, the Cantine Paololeo to make their dream a reality. The range features a white wine made from Fiano, a rosé made with Primitivo, and a red from Negroamaro.I have tasted all three and I can attest how beautifully expressive and elegant they are.

The grapes are hand-picked, followed by 6-8 hours of skin contact to maximise the extraction of flavour and texture. Soft pressed and fermented at 16-17°C for 10-12 days. Aged on the lees for 3 months, then bottled.

An abundance of fruit and floral aromatics as you pour -jasmine and acacia, citrus goodness, pear and stone fruit. A salty damsel with ageing ability to be sure however I brought this darling back with me from my trip last June, I couldn’t wait any longer - I am sure many of my fellow wine lovers have done just the same 😜

An explosion of orange peel, tangerine, peel, and mandarin juice, pink grapefruit and lemon peel, so zesty, zing refreshing it’s incredible how the citrus flavors envelope your senses because behind that is grapefruit, pith and blossom, honeydew, melon, pear, and ending on a long hum of pine needles, saline, sourdough and roasted hazelnut.

Pair with a soy glazed salmon, grilled coriander cumin rubbed pork chops