Stats
- Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo
- Vineyard: Protero Vineyard (Kenton Valley Road, Gumeracha)
- Vine Age: 25-years-old
- Soil Type: Sandy loam
- Viticulture: Sustainable
- Fermentation: Native — stainless-steel (crushed)
- Skin Contact: 25 days
- Aging: 24 months in an old 2800L oak vat
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- pH: 3.64
- Total Acidity: 6.1 g/L
- Total SO2: 90 ppm
- Total Production: 300 cases
Tasting Notes
This Nebbiolo presents an intriguing blend of aromas, from cherry and licorice to the earthy essence of a forest stroll. Its palate unfolds with refined elegance, revealing flavors of cranberry, fennel, and delicate hints of vanilla spice. Texturally rich, it envelops the palate in a tapestry of gentle tannins, leading to an extended finish where fruit and tannins dance in perfect unison.
Press & Reviews
Halliday Wine Companion
95
""In Australian winemaking circles there are few that know nebbiolo like Steve Pannel, so expectation here is high. And my word, it delivers. It's almost skittish in its tannin profile, stellar in its tension. Sits at medium weight, but the underlying freshness makes it lighter, dare we say ethereal. Dark chocolate, dark cherry, dried herbs, anise, blood orange and amaro-like botanicals and bitterness in tow. Pulverised granite minerality sits in the mix, as does the emery board-finesse of that tannin profile, rippling with authority and driving the wine long and to a fine, succulent point. It's outstanding, and a torchbearer for the variety in Australia."
- Mike Bennie
- Mike Bennie
Wine Advocate
95
"An alluring nose greets us with this 2019 Prōterō Gumeracha Capo Nebbiolo from the Adelaide Hills; you get rose petals, licorice, alpine mint, dried herbs (rosemary, in the main) and black dirt/asphalt/concrete sort of aromas alongside blood orange, raspberry and caper brine. On the palate, the wine offers all of this, which is most pleasingly for this Nebbiolo lover; the tannins grip onto the palate and accompany the fruit through the finish. Nebbiolo without textural integrity is like a person without purpose; it cannot progress or evolve. Here, the tannins speak eloquently to the varietal definition of the grape, and it tends to carry on well after the wine is gone. Super. This is excellent, one of Australia's best Nebbiolos. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
- Erin Larkin
- Erin Larkin
The Wine Front
95
"Yes Boss. And Steve Pannell knows his Nebbiolo. He’s one of the wine people in this country that I have the utmost respect for. And he sees things my way, quite often, hence 🙂 As an aside, I was given access to a 1L bottle of Cynar from the 60’s or 70s (by Claudio Viberti who bought a pallet of it at a knock down price) and gee, that stuff is magic. Way less sweet and more complex than what they produce today. I live for a good amaro! Also, should you want a drink that flirts with madness, try a ‘Fast Ferrari’, which is equal parts Campari and Fernet Branca. My partner rolls her eyes when I order one, thinking ‘Here We Go…”.
Red fruit, fennel and liquorice root, the dusty smell and perfume of great amaro lends sweetness and complexity, nutty and meaty too. Medium-bodied, all the amaro and juicy red fruit, orange peel, silky and silty tannin, with a zesty and ripe finish of excellent length. The dusty feel and chicory aftertaste is something of a highlight. So distinctive and good."
- Gary Walsh
Red fruit, fennel and liquorice root, the dusty smell and perfume of great amaro lends sweetness and complexity, nutty and meaty too. Medium-bodied, all the amaro and juicy red fruit, orange peel, silky and silty tannin, with a zesty and ripe finish of excellent length. The dusty feel and chicory aftertaste is something of a highlight. So distinctive and good."
- Gary Walsh