2018 Arfion Primavera Nebbiolo

Yarra Valley Nebbiolo from the upper reaches of the region delivered with style.

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After years dedicating himself to Pinot Noir, Dave Mackintosh has gotten himself a taste for Nebbiolo.

Good mates with Luke Lambert, Mackitosh has been close on hand witnessing Luke's progression with Nebbiolo from the Yarra. It seems he's caught the bug.

He works closely with grower Lou Primavera (Primavera Vineyard), making Lou's wines and taking some fruit for himself. For this wine, Dave picked some of the Nebbiolo from Lou's block to make his own version of the classic Italian variety.

It's a lithe, elegant Nebbiolo, distinctly bright and aromatic and beautifully structured. Only a small amount was made and it will go quickly as Dave's fan base grows each and every year.

We work with Lou Primavera at the beautiful Primavera Vineyard on Lusatia Park Road in Woori Yallock, Upper Yarra Valley.The Nebbiolo is located in a very small block on a mild north-west facing slope that harnesses all of the day’s sunshine. The soils are bright red of volcanic, basalt origin which are fertile but free draining and give exceptional life to the resulting wines. In cooler years, the Nebbiolo may not fully ripen on this site, but in the more common warmer years this variety can really work.

100% Destemmed fruit is held at 10 degrees for cold maceration for 4 days prior to gentle warming and the onset of natural fermentation. The wine is held on skins for 28 days and regularly plunged throughout. After pressing, maturation occurred in old barrels for 7 months at cold temperatures without sulphur. Then racked, lightly sulphured and put back to barrel for another 2 months before bottling unfined and unfiltered. Just over a year in bottle to soften out a touch.

Arfion

New Zealand born Dave "Bro" Mackintosh is the head man at Arfion.

After cutting his teeth at Oyster Bay, Dave settled in Victoria's Yarra Valley and after working with Steve Flamsteed at Giant Steps, began his own brand Arfion: which means 'Our Wine' in Scottish Gaelic.

Dave is all about letting the fruit do the talking, guiding rather than forcing, constantly searching for the simplest way to get young, energetic wines into the bottle for people to enjoy.

His Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio are all effortless examples of wines made with a ‘less is more’ mentality. By working with some of the best growers in the Yarra Valley, Dave has put together a gorgeous range of wines that have interest and drinkability in spades.

Winemaker Dave 'Bro' Mackintosh Arfion

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