2017 Knuckle Bones Nebbiolo
2017 Knuckle Bones Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is a variety indigenous to the north of Italy and is considered to be a very “terroir-expressive” variety, in that it picks up more of the earth, soil and climate characteristics versus other grape. As such we sourced fruit from the Adelaide Hills, where it consistently thrives in the hilly cool mild climate. A variety noted for its tannin structure, we have intentionally given ours time in bottle before release.
The word Nebbiolo comes from nebbia; Italian for fog.
TASTES LIKE Wonderfully perfumed with notes of quince and red cherries. Savoury fennel bulb and chestnuts
DRINK WITH Ravioli stuffed with wild mushrooms & topped with truffle shavings
Vegan friendly
Tasting Notes
CAMPBELL MATTINSON The Wine Front Cool/wild ferment, 90 days skin contact, no additions, all into old oak, minimal SO2 at bottling. Adelaide Hills nebbiolo, released as a five-year-old. This is in a beautiful drinking zone. There’s still some fruit here but undergrowth and rust-like characters sit high in the wine, in a lovely way. Sweet-sour cherries, woodsmoke, sprays of sweet tobacco/herbs and lots of (beautifully integrated) spicy tannin. The aromas here are quite something and the palate lives up to the promise. Tasted March 2022 Rated : 92 Points