The 2010 Jester "Madam d'O- Vermentino is Mitolo's first white wine offering. Finding that they can get flavor ripeness early with this variety, the grapes are early harvested resulting in a flavorsome wine of just below 10% alcohol. It gives intense poached pear and ripe apple aromas with some white pepper and coriander seed. Crisp, concentrated and light bodied in the mouth, this is a very drinkable wine with a nice long finish. Drink it now to 2012. A native of the Adelaide region, Frank Mitolo began making wines about 15 years ago. In 1999 with winemaker Ben Glaetzer on board, he set up his own winery. The Mitolo estate label will be featured in the South Australia report (Issue 192), but as a sneak preview this is a selection of good value wines from Frank's second label, Jester.Importer: Vintus Wines, New York, NY; tel. (914) 769-3000; www.vintuswines.com