Tar & Roses Heathcote Nebbiolo 2016
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5.95
3.68
Tar and roses are flavours synonymous with nebbiolo and this red embodies the name like no other. Black liquorice sweetness, leather and olive tapenade characters add to this delicious mix, combined with bold tannins, giving this impressive wine flexibility to cellar for several years. It will go down a treat with braised beef and hearty winter vegetables.
Lifted floral and carnation notes on the nose with hints of herbal tea and spearmint jube leaves.
100% Nebbiolo
Approximately 18 months in oak.
Substantial tannin on the palate lingering and fleshy.
The fruit was machine harvested and crushed to small open fermenters. It was then hand plunged three times a day. After approximately 10 days of fermentation, during which time the temperature and acid levels were monitored and adjusted as necessary, it was pressed to tank using a gentle air bag press.
The wine was racked off gross lees directly to barrel to finish malolactic fermentation and mature in older used barriques for 12 months.
Heathcote
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5.95
3.68
Nebbiolo is a thin skinned variety known for its unusually light colour and deceptively high level of tannins. In fertile soils it can produce large crops with large bunches and berries. The Heathcote vineyard, while close to the rich deep Cambrian vein of soil, is tempered by harder granite gravels that has seen the vines produce a more balanced canopy to crop ratio. The balanced crop level has meant even ripening and minimal disease pressures.