Glenbosch Beechworth Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: March 7, 2023
A wine that’s all soy sauce and chocolate with a good underlay of sweet fruit characters.
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Inner City Winemakers Hilltops Nebbiolo 2021
Posted: March 7, 2023
Mintiness lifts off the savoury nose and has a rich complex olive, meaty, spicy and barnyard mix of flavours.
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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: March 7, 2023
A very tannic wine with complex spicy savoury characters and huge tannins.
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Mino and Co Wines Signor Vino Riverina Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: September 3, 2022
A fragrant complexity of red berries, potpourri and soy. Lots of prune and date characters on the palate with firm grippy tannins that are, according to one judge, “A big plus!”
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Trentham Estate The Family Nebbiolo 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
Fragrant sour cherry aromas and developed prune-like flavours with fine tannins.
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Michelini Wines Alpine Valley Nebbiolo 2021
Posted: September 3, 2022
Minty notes to the cherry nose with developed characters on the palate and nice supple tannins.
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Glenwillow Wines D’Yandoit Bendigo Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: July 21, 2022
Caramel and spices lift off the nose and shows earthy touches. The gracefully ageing palate is spicy and savoury and very varietal with balancing tannins.
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Glenwillow Wines D’Yandoit Bendigo Nebbiolo 2019
Posted: July 21, 2022
Very savoury aromas. Nice intensity of savoury flavours with fine-grained tannins and tight acid.
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Trentham Estate ‘The Family’ Nebbiolo 2020
Posted: July 21, 2022
Sour cherry aromas with a slight presence of anise characters. Great varietal flavours with good acid/tannin line.
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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: May 12, 2022
Very lifted earthy nose and brilliant varietal palate with up-front fruit and great tannin structure.
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Grove Estate Hand Pressed Hilltops Nebbiolo 2020
Posted: December 3, 2021
Leathery nose with a tobacco-like lift and dried floral and tar-like flavours.
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Nepenthe Pinnacle Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2020
Posted: December 2, 2021
Smells of stewed rhubarb and has a big tannic fruit filled palate. A baby that needs time!
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Vineyard 28 Geographe Nebbiolo 2019
Posted: December 2, 2021
Black cherry and plum-like varietal fruit with good level of tannins and balancing acidity. Give it time to shine!
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Glenwillow Wines D’ Yandoit Bendigo Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: December 2, 2021
An elegant wine with a somewhat meaty nose and a big well-constructed palate with savoury flavours and some aged oak notes.
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Cupitt Hilltops NSW Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Sweet floral fruit bouquet and a palate filled with forest floor fruits, oak and some funky notes with a good acid line. 5+
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Casa Freschi Langhorne Creek Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
Mushroom/forest floor fruit aromas and a flavoursome complexity of licorice, leather and spices with a firm tannin structure and some astringency.
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Casa Freschi Ragazzi Langhorne Creek Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Beautiful sweet floral fruit aromas leading to lovely lingering flavours of licorice and spices and laced with crisp acidity and firm savoury tannins.
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Grove Estate Sommita Hilltops Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
Rich and complex with floral fruit, tarry notes, oak sweetness and firm tannins. 3-5
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Longview Saturnus Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: November 30, 2021
A delightful bouquet of rose petals with generous savoury palate and firm tannins. 5+
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Soumah Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: November 30, 2021
Savoury slightly meaty nose and big oak dominated palate with tarry/licorice flavours, firm tannins and spicy finish. 3-5
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Soumah Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 30, 2021
A fragrant complexity of red fruits, licorice and roses and an elegant palate that is silky smooth in the mouth with good firm tannins. Drinking very well now. 3-5
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Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: April 24, 2020
A well-made varietal that is youthful, dry and savoury with spicy fruit and a pretty floral lift.
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Topper’s Mountain New England Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: April 24, 2020
An elegant, firmly structured wine with “grapey” aromas, grippy fruit flavours and a lean finish
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Grove Estate Sommita Hilltops Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: April 24, 2020
Great depth of fresh berry fragrances and a very flavoursome and sweet, soft berry fruit palate.
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Vineyard 28 Geographe Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: April 8, 2020
A bright nose of tar and rose petals with a well focussed, long and vibrant palate of dried herbs, oak spices and rose petals.
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2019
Posted: April 8, 2020
Fresh spicy red fruit style – “Be great with a meat pie!” Some hints of meaty bacon characters to the nose with a soft and alluring palate. “Will live long and well.”
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Longview Riserva Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: February 19, 2020
Savoury, earthy aromas with a violet-like lift and a lightweight palate with dense Maraschino cherry fruit flavours and nice earthy tones.
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Longview Vineyard Riserva Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: December 10, 2019
A very charming wine with a nose of tar and roses and good palate weight showing long lingering earthy/spicy flavours with a savoury edge and crisp acidity.
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Glenholme Vineyards Blesings Garden Southern Flinders Ranges Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: September 4, 2019
Rich balanced complexity of red cherries and black currants with a chocolaty thread.
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Star Lane Winery Beechworth Nebbiolo 2009
Posted: September 4, 2019
Aged licoricey/leathery aromas with mature flavours on a soft and very approachable palate with lingering tannins. 3-5
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Glandore Regional Series Hilltops Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: May 1, 2019
Great grippy example of the nebbiolo variety. Has a savoury nose with delicate underlying red cherry aromas and smooth lingering spicy/leathery red fruit flavours.
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Trentham The Family Murray Darling Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
A youthful tannic style showing savoury characters laced with sweet herbs and drying tannins.
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Trentham The Family Murray Darling Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Candy sweet fruit nose with a spicy lift. Powerful tannic palate has underlying sweet varietal fruit.
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Agnew Wines Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Nebbiolo 2017
Posted: March 7, 2019
Good example of the variety. Nose has pretty fragrances of roses which follow through to the powerful chocolaty palate. A dry but very approachable style.
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Taltarni Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: March 7, 2019
Gentle red berry fragrances with tannic grip to the palate and an attractive savoury drive.
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Henschke The Rose Grower Eden Valley Nebbiolo 2014
Posted: March 7, 2019
A lovely complex wine that has interesting earthy, tarry and dark berry aromas and flavours.
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Glenwillow Nebbiolo D’Yandoit Bendigo Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Light rose petal-like aromatics and fleshy varietal flavours with intelligent management of tannins.
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Longview Riserva Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
Savoury, earthy aromas with a violet-like lift and a lightweight palate with dense Maraschino cherry fruit flavours and nice earthy tones.
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Longview Fresco Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2018
Posted: November 7, 2018
Light and delicate red fruit bouquet and light refreshing sweet fruit palate with zippy acidity and tightening grip.
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Grove Estate Sommita Hilltops Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Firm, grippy and well balanced style with succulent varietal fruit characters and layered with drying tannins.
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Trentham The Family Murray Darling Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
A cherry nose with lifted florals and a palate that is a tad thin with stewed fruit flavours.
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Maddens Rise Yarra Valley Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
Fragrances of rose petals and lifted red berries with a tight savoury herbal/plum palate.
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Symphony Hill Wines Reserve New England NSW Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Tar and violets lift off the nose and the firm dry palate has plenty of tarry/briary flavours with attractive earthy tannins.
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Moppity Wines Cato Hilltops Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
Earthy aromas and a palate that’s light with licorice fruit and dominated by tannins.
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Virago Beechworth Nebbiolo 2015
Posted: November 7, 2018
A lovely lift of violets on the sour cherry nose. Good, succulent, sweet fruit weight on the palate with tarry notes.
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Virago Beechworth Nebbiolo 2014
Posted: November 7, 2018
Tarry leathery aromas and a chocolaty sweet palate with plenty of raisined fruit.
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Virago Beechworth Nebbiolo 2012
Posted: November 7, 2018
A closed nose with slight leafy element and a very lean and drying palate.
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Topper’s Mountain Wild Ferment New England Nebbiolo 2014
Posted: November 7, 2018
Earthy red nose with eucalypt lift and light earthy palate with some raisined-like fruit.
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Soumah Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Nebbiolo 2016
Posted: November 7, 2018
Lifted fragrant herbal/floral aromas and light tannin texture to the earthy fruit palate.
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Three Hills Margaret River Nebbiolo 2011
Posted: November 7, 2018
Nose almost like dried apricots and a drying tannic palate with earthy/dried fruit flavours.
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