Collection: Nebbiolo

In the Piemonte region of Northern Italy, Nebbiolo is both king and queen, and has become synonymous with the region. Nebbiolo has a unique voice that interprets the terroir of Piemonte through an array of different wine styles.

While the north-west of Italy is considered to be the quintessential region for these grapes, there are quite a few producers having success with them much closer to home too. Here in Australia, Barbera, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo are grown and produced across a range of different wine regions. And although they express themselves differently from their Piedmont counterparts, they make some truly excellent wines!

The word ‘Nebbiolo’ comes from the Italian for ‘fog,’ and it is Italy’s answer to Pinot Noir; complex, ethereal, layered, and able to produce some of the world’s most stunning wines. It is perhaps most famously produced in the subregion of Barolo in Piemonte; and although Barolo is the most renowned DOCG for Nebbiolo, it would be remiss not to mention the other Piemonte subregions that also claim DOCG status – Barbaresco, Roero, Gattinara, and Ghemme. All of these regions produce beautiful Nebbiolo wines.

Nebbiolo, in its youth, is often branded with the description of “tar and roses”. This is a simplified version of the characteristic floral notes of Nebbiolo, but also a nod to its potential earthy, bitter undertones that need to soften with age. Aged Nebbiolo has a typically red-brick hue, and complex flavours of leather, spice, cherry, dried herbs, tobacco, and cedar.