2024 Unico Zelo Terra Cotta Greco

Could this be the most interesting skin-contact wine that Laura Carter has ever made? While lovers of the Esoterico may be up in arms, this Greco done in amphora is pretty fly for a white (or orange?!) wine.

There have been a slew of skin-contact Greco wines release across Australia, and for the most part they’re exceptional. Greco, as a thin-skinned grape, is made for this style of winemaking, it can handle a long time before pressing, and still maintain an excellent tannin structure that never becomes lip curling.

This wine from UZ happily joins that pantheon. Bright orange peel, yellow peach and a subtly integrated oxidative character in the background. The tannins are furry, green appley with an awesome blood orange tang. Yum, really… just yum.