TASTING NOTES
The classic Italian variety, Nebbiolo, shows enormous potential in the cool
inland New South Wales region of Hilltops around the town of Young.
It is warm enough here to get the tannins ripe and build a
balanced mid-palate structure, but the elevation of around 550 metres above
sea level adds the benefits of cool nights for gradual flavour development
and aromatic complexity.
Floral notes and gentle red plum characters here interwoven with charcouterie
and savoury spice, immediately suggesting something out of the ordinary
as Australian wines go.
Winemaker - Chris Derrez
Viticulturist - Brian Mullany
Vine age - 1998
Harvest date - Hand Picked 29/3/06
Tonnes per Hectare - 7
Soil Profile: Red clay podsolic over granite base
Clone: CSU-230 Own Rooted
Vine Source - AQV
Trellising - VSP with 2 movable foliage wires
Bunch thinning - Yes 50%
Alc/Vol - 15%
Closure - Screwcap
Oak - 50% Seasoned French Hogsheads, 50% Seasoned American Hogsheads
Time in oak - 16 Months
Fermentation - 12 Days on skins in open fermenter,
pumped over twice a day, racked, pressed then transferred to oak
AWARDS
Gold/Trophy - 2008 Winewise Small Vignerons Awards
Bronze - 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
Bronze - 2007 RASQ Wine Show and Mediterranean Challenge
