2021 Chalmers Nebbiolo
A compelling Aussie take on a famously uncompromising grape, grown at the Chalmers vineyard in Heathcote—one of the country’s great homes for Italian varieties. Nebbiolo’s signature traits are all here: pale, translucent colour, lifted aromas of rose petal, sour cherry and dried herbs, and that tell-tale, grippy tannin that frames the wine rather than overwhelms it. Underwood’s gentle, thoughtful winemaking keeps things honest and savoury, letting the variety speak with clarity and restra...Read More...
A compelling Aussie take on a famously uncompromising grape, grown at the Chalmers vineyard in Heathcote—one of the country’s great homes for Italian varieties. Nebbiolo’s signature traits are all here: pale, translucent colour, lifted aromas of rose petal, sour cherry and dried herbs, and that tell-tale, grippy tannin that frames the wine rather than overwhelms it. Underwood’s gentle, thoughtful winemaking keeps things honest and savoury, letting the variety speak with clarity and restraint. The result is a food-loving, cerebral red that nods to Piedmont while confidently speaking with an Australian accent—structured, aromatic and quietly captivating.
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A compelling Aussie take on a famously uncompromising grape, grown at the Chalmers vineyard in Heathcote—one of the country’s great homes for Italian varieties. Nebbiolo’s signature traits are all here: pale, translucent colour, lifted aromas of rose petal, sour cherry and dried herbs, and that tell-tale, grippy tannin that frames the wine rather than overwhelms it. Underwood’s gentle, thoughtful winemaking keeps things honest and savoury, letting the variety speak with clarity and restraint. The result is a food-loving, cerebral red that nods to Piedmont while confidently speaking with an Australian accent—structured, aromatic and quietly captivating.