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Brackenwood Nebbiolo 2022
$ 41.00 incl. GST
Description
The first Nebbiolo vines were planted at Brackenwood on their own rootstocks in 2011 on a slope of ironstone and quartz soils, the vineyard holding four different clones. The wine was first commercially released in 2019 vintage. A steep learning curve with the variety, extended macerations are now known as key here to allowing better tannic integration and overall development and evolution. 2022 sees 45 days of skin contact, with future releases at 60 and 90 days. Two years in seasoned oak is followed by several months in stainless pre bottling, as per Piedmont practice.
Evocative here of Langhe or Barbaresco, certainly varietally correct – potpourri and dried petals rather than fresh roses; cigar box, maraschino cherries, and gorgeous sandy and textural Nebbiolo tannins. Clove and wild thyme notes raise their hand, with a ferrous and tar/creosote edge. Ever a challenging grape to work with, we’re hugely excited about this release and the trajectory of what’s to come from this producer.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.333 kg |
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| Volume | 750ml |
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Brackenwood Vineyard / Adelaide Hills, Sa
Biodynamic Minimal Intervention Wines From A Beautiful Adelaide Hills Estate
Owner Damon Nagel started life as a sommelier in Adelaide, moving to London to further his wine education whilst working in top end dining restaurants. Achieving success in London property, he would eventually return to Adelaide, purchasing the beautiful undulating Brackenwood farm in the early 2000s, first releasing wines from vintage 2005.
Winemaking is today overseen by Daniel Zuzolo, ex Primo Estate, with the stable offering interesting blends and lesser seen plantings of Barbera and Gamay alongside more traditional offerings such as Shiraz and Riesling.
Growing and winemaking is strictly along biodynamic lines, with no additions bar minimal sulphur at bottling. A pure set of releases very much at home alongside Felixir’s European offerings, fun styles of personality with enough depth and interest to be taken seriously.
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