Delinquente makes small batch wines, wild yeast fermentation, minimal intervention, organically grown Southern Italian grape varieties, grown in the Riverland, South Australia.

Born and raised in the Riverland, surrounded by vineyards and the mighty Murray River. Delinquente is their attempt at making the best wine we can from the place where they grew up. Organically grown, minimal intervention, honest, hand-made wines that not only are great fun to drink, but represent the sun, the red dirt and uniquely Australian terroir of the Riverland.

Wild fermented in stainless steel, the Vermentino spends 6 weeks on fine lees, stirred twice weekly, giving it a beautiful, textural edge. The hot early season’s conditions meant the Vermentino came off very early again, but the ever-increasing vine age means that flavours are well developed and layered, while acid is cracking given the season.

This vintage we see all the hallmarks of this wine we expect – citrus, stone fruit, texture, Briney salt kick – but it’s the acid and subsequent length that it gives the wine, that stands out this year. The acid profile is super bright and crunchy, so these classic characteristics seem to play second fiddle but are accentuated at the same time. And it keeps going and going. We love Vermentino and continuing to champion the variety and its incredible suitability to the Riverland’s hot, dry conditions.