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2010 Pizzini King Valley Nebbiolo
Almost a beauty. Almost. Give it time in the glass or bottle to get the most from it. Five to eight years in a cool, dark place should help. It’s tarry and red fruited with a gorgeous set of commanding … Continue reading
2013 SC Pannell Árido Rosé Nebbiolo
Stephen Pannell’s move to Nebbiolo as the variety employed for his Rosé continues to pay dividends in its second year. Summer pudding, pippy cherries, blood orange, roses and whispers of watermelon. Love the texture and spice, love that it has … Continue reading
2010 Fletcher Malakoff Estate Vineyard Pyrenees Nebbiolo
Dave Fletcher makes Nebbiolo based wines from the Adelaide Hills, Piemonte and the Pyrenees. He’s also about to release a sparkling Nebbiolo from the King Valley and another version blended from a number of different regions in Victoria in 2011. … Continue reading
2012 Jilly Nebbiolo
New England Nebbiolo. Has a ring to it don’t you think? Again, the NSW region piques my interest. This was sourced from vines planted 900m above sea level in red soil. Only 300 bottles made by Jared Dixon. It’s his first … Continue reading
2012 SC Pannell Arido Rosé
A small confession – I never really enjoyed Steve Pannell’s Rosé all that much when it was made from McLaren Vale Grenache. I like this Adelaide Hills version based on Nebbiolo a lot more. Nebbiolo’s a great grape for Rosé, … Continue reading
2011 De Bortoli Vinoque Wood Vineyard Nebbiolo
These De Bortoli Vinoque reds are so vital and juicy. In fact, you can probably extend that to all of De Bort’s Yarra red wines. Very attractive indeed. This is their first Nebbiolo and if you spend any time with … Continue reading
2005 Pizzini Coronamento Nebbiolo
Pizzini’s flagship Nebbiolo, the Coronamento, will catalyse debate. It certainly ain’t cheap but I think that issue takes a back seat to the oak that the wine sees. There’s a liberal amount but it’s sexy, high quality, smooth oak and … Continue reading
2009 Pizzini Nebbiolo
“I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.” – Umberto Eco Pizzini are probably … Continue reading
2010 Waywood Wines Nebbiolo
Winemaker and former sommelier Andrew Wood has spent the last eight or so vintages kicking around McLaren Vale, spending time at Kangarilla and Gemtree wineries before founding Waywood Wines. The first thing to note about this Nebbiolo is that it’s … Continue reading
2007 Luke Lambert Nebbiolo
As I’m on holidays at the moment I’ve been pulling a few wines out of the cellar to check on their progress. Pretty random stuff; sometimes I take notes, sometimes I just drink the gear. Anyway, I’ll post those I … Continue reading