Giaconda Nebbiolo 2022
The Wine
A powerful fruit-laden Nebbiolo that lifts this wine to a new high. Dark plums and cherries, violets, dewy rose petals at dawn and a zephyr of melted tar fills the glass. A sensory joy. Gobs of black fruit fill the palate, and a cavalcade of fine, drying tannins escort the wine on a long and enjoyable journey. As the vines mature this release is certainly worthy of Giaconda’s best Nebbiolo release to date. Giaconda
97 Pts James Halliday Wine Companion 'Offers power and grace with truly beautiful perfume and aromatics. They are a feature of the wine, so too some of the firmest tannins in the business. I gave the wine four hours and a decent decant before a reveal. The scent beguiles in aromatic rose, pressed flowers, cranberry, cherry, violet and winter herbs. This is a youngster in nebbiolo terms and, while the structure is set, it will take its own time for the rest like a true nebbiolo: red fruits, rosehip, anise, dusty cocoa, earth and gentle woodsmoke before a rousing long finish dressed in amaro and bitter-sweet herbs. A wine for tomorrow rather than today. Date: Mar 2023; Alcohol: 14.5%; Drink by: 2043.'
96 Pts Gary Walsh, The Wine Front 'Red cherry, a distinct almond paste character here, which I love, dried roses, a little spice, liquorice root, and above all, such perfume. It’s medium to full-bodied, red fruits and almond, some fragrant black tea, a distinctly ‘mineral’ feel to acidity gives it a finely etched feel, tannin has a pumice stone texture and grip, though while it’s assertive it sits very well in the wine. It’s quite stony too, and the finish is very long and precise, a subtle orange peel flavour in the aftertaste. Textbook Nebbiolo here. It’s superb. Date: Mar 2025; Alcohol: 14.5%; Closure: Cork; Drink: 2027-2037+;
The Details
Variety - Shiraz
Country - Australia
Region - Victoria
Sub Region - Beechworth
Extra - Cork
Year - 2022
Volume - 750ml
