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Last Call for the Wine Fair - 31st Of May 1-5PM + Borgogno Pre-Arrival Offer.

by Annandale Cellars

WINE FAIR

LAST CALL

We’ve added a bunch more producers to the list and all the wines have arrived now.

There's only a couple of days now until our first wine fair of the year and we couldn’t be more excited!

Our last wine fair sold out so please book early to avoid missing out.


The first Wine Fair of the year is happening on Saturday, 31st May, from 1PM to 5PM.


We’re rounding up a handpicked selection of our favourite wines—sourced from the finest producers, importers, and suppliers across Sydney—for an afternoon of tasting, discovery, and all-around vinous celebration.


Expect good vibes, great drops, and a chance to explore what’s exciting us right now.

Rain, hail or shine, it won’t stop us from putting on a good time.

Tickets are just $40 and include a Riedel tasting glass, yours to take home.

 

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Borgogno

Pre-Arrival Offer

Borgogno is one of the oldest and most iconic producers in Barolo dating as far back as 1761. They boast the most extensive Riserva cellaring program in all of Barolo, holding back many vintages at the estate for future release and to paint a larger picture of Borgogno's work and progress. There is perhaps no better representative of the region of Barolo than Borgogno, from their traditional winemaking, sustainable farming, extensive cellaring program and the quality of their holdings.

Borgogno's quality can be largely attributed to their organic farming. In all the vineyards they own, they only use organic fertilisers without herbicides and carry out only eco-friendly treatments. The organic conversion started in 2016 with the certification received in 2019. This work is carried out on an estate that covers 60 hectares, of which 8 of those are dedicated to natural woods.

"Being slow in one’s actions means having the time to understand things better and do them the right way. Having the privilege to stop, slow down and question ourselves. Time is the secret ingredient, the most precious one, which cannot be bought, an integral part of the craft and farming world."

Over the years, techniques have been perfected to enable the production of real, living, clean wines which differ from year to year thanks to the fact that they respect the characteristics of the vintage. Borgogno represent the traditional techniques of the region with long spontaneous fermentations in concrete tanks without the use of selected yeasts, and long periods of ageing, strictly in large Slavonian oak barrels. The resulting wines are stunningly pure, fresh and complex with the potential to develop for decades in the bottle. There is nothing but the grape singing the song of its site.

Last week I had the privilege of attending a Borgogno dinner in which we tasted through all the current Nebbiolo offerings with a 1982 Riserva to cap the night off. This night was elucidating to say the least, being able to taste full lineups to better understand differences in site is always a special and instructive exercise. I knew that I needed to get these in store as soon as I tasted through the Crus and even after tasting one of the more entry wines as well. We'll be picking up some of the '22 'No Name' which is absolutely sensational Nebbiolo for the price and has an interesting story. Decades ago this wine was rejected by the Consorzio for not having the proper colour of a Barolo. They refused to add any grapes to the wine to alter the colour and re-submitted the same wine which was again rejected and doomed to bare the lowly Langhe appellation instead. They had the idea to call the wine "senza nome" but eventually translated it to the English "no name" just to be even more rebellious to the Consorzio. This has become a somm favourite for being able to outperform many wines that bare the Barolo DOCG status at a cheaper price. We are only only getting 3 of each of the Crus (there may be more but there is a slim chance) so if you want to snag these, make sure you're quick. These are all from the 2018 vintage, a vintage that I consider to be the most underrated in recent times. The '18 'Barolo Fossati' comes from slightly sandy soils of calcareous and clayey marl with SE exposure and macerates for 40 days on skins before spending 4 years in Slavonian oak casks and more time in bottle. This wine was the most fresh, pure, fruit-forward and alpine in character. This is the most suitable for earlier drinking but will still improve with time. Definitely their most underrated Cru. The '18 'Barolo Liste' vineyard faces S-SE with soils of calcareous and clay marl, rich in sedimentary clay. This macerates for 40-60 days and undergoes the same ageing treatment as the Fossati. This was my personal favourite of the line up. Ridiculously complex with all those classic Nebbiolo notes, fresh acid and a structured, but surprisingly smooth tannin profile. This is almost a Borgogno monopole as well as they own about 80% of the site with only one other producer owning the rest. Finally, the '18 'Cannubi' is of course a masterpiece - Cannubi being one of the greatest sites in Barolo. This site is south-facing with soils of calcareous and clay marl and slightly sandy. Maceration is 40-50 days with the same ageing as the other two wines. It is said that Cannubi is the most balanced of all the Barolo crus and after tasting this, it is easy to see why. Nothing sticks out or seems out of place here - just a perfect combination of red fruits, herbs, flowers, earth and grippy but not austere tannins. Everything in its right place.

These are some of the most pure and thoughtful wines in all of Barolo, be quick to secure your share as we only have 3 of each of these coming in! Quantities cannot be guaranteed if we sell any more than 3 of each but we will try our best to secure more.

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