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LongviewSaturnus Nebbiolo 2018
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Planted in 1995, Longview has one of the oldest continuosly producing Nebbiolo Vineyards in Australia. With 7 clones in the ground, including the 230 (Lampia) and 111 Rose' clone, Longview is committed to perfecting Italy's 'King of Grapes'. This 2018 Nebbiolo has Alluring and intense fragrance of licorice root and dark cherry with nuances of violets and roses. Spicy and delicious; the palate is medium to full-bodied and complex, with rich, savoury fruit, refreshing acidity and structured dusty tannin. The wine finishes with a dried herbal note, silky and balanced.
Planted in 1995, Longview has one of the oldest continuosly producing Nebbiolo Vineyards in Australia. With 7 clones in the ground, including the 230 (Lampia) and 111 Rose' clone, Longview is committed to perfecting Italy's 'King of Grapes'. This 2018 Nebbiolo has Alluring and intense fragrance of licorice root and dark cherry with nuances of violets and roses. Spicy and delicious; the palate is medium to full-bodied and complex, with rich, savoury fruit, refreshing acidity and structured dusty tannin. The wine finishes with a dried herbal note, silky and balanced.
Medium bodied red wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often medium in colour.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeNebbiolo
- Size750mL
- RegionAdelaide Hills
- Current Vintage2018
- Standard Drinks8.3
- Alcohol Volume14.0%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameLongview
- Wine MakerPeter Saturno & Brian Walsh
- Food MatchDuck
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2018
92 points huonhooke.com
The Real Review - Medium rub colour with the faintest purple tinge. The bouquet is of slightly stewy raspberries, some herbal hints and a little sousbios. The wine is quite finely-structured and quite intense, with attractive savoury, forest-undergrowth type flabours and mild, gentl, but slightly sappy tannins. Good balance and reasonable length. A very tasty and well-structured nebb
- More about Huon Hooke
Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2018
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