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2018 Adelina Nebbiolo

Adelaide Hills, SA

The limited production premium Nebbiolo from one of the last vintages on Bowe Lees vineyard in the Adelaide Hills.

STAFF PICK

$40.00

About
Lovely wine. Stylish.

Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

About The Wine

Adelina continue to firm themselves as one of Australia's premier Nebbiolo producers. Beautiful wines like this only enhance this reputation.

This wine comes from the Bowe-Lees vineyard in Woodside, Adelaide Hills. The Nebbiolo vines here were planted between 1998 and 2002 - tragically, this vineyard was lost to the 2020 Adelaide Hills bushfires, so this wine serves as a legacy for this gorgeous vineyard.

The fruit spent a whopping 95 days resting on skins and went to sleep in old large barrels for just over a year before bottling.

It's a very easy wine to be enchanted by - breezy but with the firm, granitic tannin that is Nebbiolo's signature.

A great example of exceptional Australian Nebbiolo. A limited release, so get in quick.

About Adelina

Col McBryde and Jennie Gardner are Adelina. A pair of smart cookies, each rocking a PhD in microbiology and between them some pretty serious winemaking chops. Together, they have formed one of the Clare Valley's most exciting wineries.

From what was a small operation that began in 2002, slowly but surely the Adelina brand has been picking up steam.

There is a delicacy and purity inherent in every wine they produce. From opulent old vine Shiraz and Mataro, to one of the country's most excellent Nebbiolo and a set of scintillating Rieslings, there is a sense of class and refinement to the whole project.

These meticulously crafted, beautifully presented wines are just a joy to drink.

Col McBryde in the vineyard
Col McBryde in the vineyard
Clare Valley, SA
Additional Info

From The Producer

Fruit was hand picked and crushed into fermenter. 95 days on skins. Pressed to large format oak for 15 months.

This vineyard was unfortunately lost to the 2020 Adelaide Hills bush fires. This is one of the last vintages of this wine. 1,200 bottles produced.

Blend : Nebbiolo (100%)
ABV : 13.50%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2031
Bottle Size : 750ml

Winemaker Col McBryde
Winemaker Col McBryde
Clare Valley, SA
Expert Reviews

Critic Reviews

93Points
The Wine Front

"Red fruits, fennel and mint perfume, dried flowers and sweet spices. Medium-bodied, poached strawberry and mint, fresh and cool feel though it, with plenty of fine peppery and dusty tannin grip, some dried mushroom flavour it there too, or something a bit savoury. Lovely wine. Stylish." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

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