Nebbiolo

Piedmont, Italy. Garnet red colour. Intense and delicate bouquet with reminiscences of flowers. Its flavour is dry, full and pleasantly tannic.

Piedmont, Italy. Freshly cut flowers, mint, pine, crushed rocks and small red berries lift from the glass in the 2016 Barbaresco Vie Erte. The flavors are bright and crystalline throughout. Despite the warm vintage, the Vie Erte retains gorgeous freshness and energy. There is a lot to like in this precise, mid-weight Barbaresco from Cigliuti. The Vie Erte spent 26 months in cask, quite long by today's standards in Barbaresco, where the minimum oak requirement has come down to nine months from twelve...

Beechworth, Victoria. The single acre of nebbiolo is grown in a cool, protected southerly pocket on the corner of shale at the southern end off the property. This soil holds more water than the granite, allowing the typically large canopy to maintain its integrity throughout the summer...

Adelaide Hills, S.A. From a unique vineyard near Kersbrook in the northern Adelaide Hills (340m above sea level on complex sandy clay loams over shale) that is ideally suited to growing Nebbiolo, this wine is made with longevity in mind...

Piedmont, Italy.  Aromas of dried flowers, plums, truffles and dried spices. Full body, firm and chewy tannins and a rose petal, dried strawberry and plum aftertaste. This is structured and rich. Better after 2015...

Piedmont, Italy. Lots of flowers, stem and berry character on the nose. It’s full body, with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. Big and powerful for the vintage. Needs at least five years of bottle age. Try in 2019....

Piedmont, Italy.  Typical light red of Nebbiolo. This is a chewy and rich Barolo with dried mushroom, berry and hazelnut characters. Layered and complex. It's full-bodied and round with silky tannins and a long and flavourful finish...

Piedmont, Italy.  It has aromas of dried rose petals and plum and blueberry fruit. It's full-bodied, rich and chewy with dusty tannins and a juicy yet elegant finish...

Adelaide Hills S.A. Nebbiolo made in the "Vino Novello" style with immediate drinkability. The Nebbiolo Fresco displays bright aromas of cherry-cola partnered with savoury spice, roses and violets. The palate is refreshing with cherry and strawberry characteristics before finishing with a savoury edge, fine tannins and well-balanced acidity...

Adelaide Hills, S.A. Alluring and intense fragrance of licorice root and dark cherry with nuances of violets and roses. Medium bodied with flesh, supple fruit, refreshing acidity and firm tannin. The wine finishes long and dry, yet silky and balance.