McIvor Estate Heathcote Nebbiolo 2015
- 94
- $58
- Drink by: 2026-2032
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When Simon at McIvor asked if I wanted to try a 2015 Nebbiolo, there was really only one answer. Even with 11 years in bottle, there’s still a tonne of primary fruit and characters on offer: rose, red cherry, alpine herbs, tomato leaf, plus some tertiary leather and smoke. It needs a lot of air to show its best but it comes alive after about two or three hours, showing incredible brightness on the palate. The tannins are chalky and still integrating but it’s the kind of wine you don’t want to rush with so it’ll safely cellar for another 5-8 years or maybe more.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
