Adelina

Nebbiolo Blend

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  Vintage 2019
  

F“If you’re used to Adelina Nebbiolo, and like it, it’s fair to say this is more of the same. Poached strawberry, dusty spices, mint, some dried flower perfume, and a little nutty with it. Medium-bodied, crisp, but kind of soft too, all red fruits, a little new leather, fine chalk dust tannin, and a general squishy charm and fragrance, some orange peel and amaro flavour in the aftertaste. Always a lovely drink, feathery, charming, delicate, and no change here.” 92 Points, Gary Walsh

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  Vintage 2016
  92 points

From the notable vineyard in Adelaide Hills, Bowe Lees and Loveys. Extended skin contact (across two different maceration lengths) is part of the motif, as is maturation in large format oak. If the 2015 release was ‘generous’, in my words, this is almost at the polar opposite, in a good way. Skeletal, transparent nebbiolo of savouriness, muted nature and yet good drinkability. The perfume is reduced in volume, showing dried rose petal, dried cranberry, puffs of clove, a waft of miscellaneous pot pourri. It’s set to dry and chalky texture, imbued with that sense of concentration of dried cranberries, but with that gentle, sweet, dried fruit richness too, and, importantly, the peaky, perky acidity that comes with that fruit. It sits tight and squeaky in the palate, mouthwatering at its conclusion. It’s a wine to spend some time with, appreciate for its structure and quiet power.