| After Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo is, to my mind, the other great red.
I planted some at Moondarra, in Gippsland, in 1992 and subsequently worked vintage making Barolo at Prunotto. I am still yet to release a Nebbiolo from Monndarra. It just won’t ripen adequately there, but I havn’t the heart to pull it out. Perhaps there’ll be a super tart Nebbiolo Rosé soon.
In the mid 1990’s I produced Prentice “Tar and Roses” Nebbiolo from Whitfield, in the King Valley and made three vintages of wine from this fruit. They have aged quite well. “Tar and Roses” is a typical tasting note for Barolo and Barbaresco. It is also the title of a very good book about the region and its wines. I’d love it back Gary…
I would love to produce Nebbiolo again but am still to find a good site; perhaps Beechworth could be good, or perhaps the poorer soils of St Andrews in the Northern Yarra…..
The newer planting material in Australia (Lampia and Miguet crossings) seems to be much better than the original material from Mudgee (Rosa, Borgu, and Fino). I am mucking around with some vines produced from seed but any it will be years until these can be assessed. |
