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2025 Billy Button Bianco

NEW RELEASE! 91 Silver, The Winefront
2025 Billy Button Bianco

The “Alpine” range are value wines made to offer immediate enjoyment to the consumer. The range is made up of a Bianco, Rosato, Rosso, Prosecco and a Sparkling Red. Components vary year to year depending on the season and careful blending is used to create interesting wines featuring an abundance of varieties. Even though this range is made on a slightly larger scale than other Billy Button wines, all the components are made using a small batch ethos and are kept separate until the final blending.

Production Notes

A small batch ethos was implemented with all batches kept separate until the final blending. Wines were fermented in stainless steel using a combination of selected yeast strains on each batch. Some batches were matured on yeast lees for up to 9 months. Vermentino forms the core of the blend.

Technical details

Varieties:              61% Vermentino
                           34% Arneis
                           5% Verduzzo
Region:               Alpine Valleys
Alcohol:              13.0%
Winemaker:        Glenn James and Jo Marsh

Reviews

"This is a blend of various white varieties, grown in the Alpine Valleys.

It’s tasty. It’s dry. It offers citrus and tonic-like characters and it feels both polished and well managed through the finish. This is another tick for Billy Button wines. Plenty of juice and rind-like notes, a straight-up appeal, but structural and overall integrity as well. Buy, drink, live well." Awarded 91 points, The Winefront, Campbell Mattinson - Posted on 25 May 2026

"A blend of 61/34/5% vermentino/arneis/verduzzo. A crisp, approachable dry white that makes a statement – as if it was needed – about the suitability of blending 'alternative' grape varieties. This trio is all about easygoing flavours – citrus, spiced apple, pear, melon, fresh almond – joined by an equally delectable soft texture and bright acidity. A handy all-rounder at a smart price." Awarded 89 points, Halliday Wine Companion, Jeni Port - Published 06 July 2026

 

Vintage
2023
Varietal
Blend