2022 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Thorley Nebbiolo

95 pts
A worthy second release of the ultra cool-climate Nebbiolo from Tessa & Jeremy at VS&B.

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After years of patient watching and waiting, the Nebbiolo vines from Tessa and Jeremy's Thorley vineyard has finally been captured in a bottle, and boy what a result we have here.

Nebbiolo in Australia has at times struggled to find an identity, but the high hills surrounding Beechworth, a region better known for quality Nebbiolo in Australia than almost any other, possibly could be this grape's ideal home away from home.

Such is the VS&B signature, this is fine-tuned, elegant, and full of detail. It carries a freshness and vitality unseen in most Australian Nebbiolo, without sacrificing any varietal and regional character. It's such a beautiful drink.

Kasia Sobiesiak

Kasia Sobiesiak

The Wine Front 95 Points

Burrow the nose in the perfume and you’ll find yourself in a delicious world of alpine Nebbiolo. Wet clay scent, maraschino cherry, compact powder, thyme, peppermint, nutmeg, fresh hazelnuts, spice… There’s amazing tension here, the tannins are smooth, plentiful and signature Nebbiolo-wet clay-like; the finish is a mix of lifting grapefruit and pomegranate, all cinnamon-dusted with a note of bitumen or petrichor that chimes in, but it’s very welcome. The tannin and acidity have such tension upfront that the flavour really opens up only in the back end. Impressive and utterly tasty.

A vibrant deep terracotta hue, perhaps a hint of dried blood. The nose gives dried rose petal and dried sweet herbs (lavender, sage) then tobacco leaf, brandied prune and comfy leather. In the mouth the wine is tactile and medium-bodied with ropes of jutey tannin enfolding red plum, tart cherry fruits and cold tea to length.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Nebbiolo
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Feature Women in Wine
High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 95
94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Cork

Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown

Tessa and Jeremy are playing a long-game with their Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown label.

They have invested in a block of land high in the hills behind Beechworth and have planted 10,000 vines on it over the last couple of years with the plan to farm it organically. Tessa has a wealth of experience from time at Sorrenberg and Kooyong, Jeremy is an architect by trade with an eye for detail.

It comes as no surprise that the buzz around this husband and wife team is palpable and the praise is high. Max Allen called them, “one of a remarkable number of impressive new wine labels to have cropped up in Beechworth over the last five years.”

They are going to be at the forefront of Beechworth wine for many years to come.

Tessa and Jeremy in Thorley vineyard - Beechworth, VIC Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown

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