2018 Delinquente “Tuff Nutt” Bianco D’Alessano Pet’Net

Region: Riverland < South Australia < AustraliaGrapes: Bianco D'AlessanoVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming, sandy/clay soil, fermented in stainless steel with 2 months lees contact; bottled unfined/unfiltered with minimal So2; 10% ABVWinemaker: Con-Greg GrigoriouWe first met twenty-something Con-Greg Grigoriou of Delinquente at RAW, the natural wine fair in LA this year. He was charming, but his wines sealed the deal. Which is surprising, considering where they’re from: Southern Australia’s large, industrial farming region called Riverland, akin to California’s central valley, where any wine produced is large-scale, commercial plonk that is definitely not organic. But he wanted to prove that his homeland, a sea of BIG WINE, was capable of producing pure, terroir-driven, “smashable” juice, as he puts it -- and perhaps pave the way for others artisan producers. All of his fruit is certified organic, since 2009. The wines are all tiny production and single-vineyard, fe