Pipan Steel Nebbiolo VII 2016
- 91
- $45
- Drink by: 2025 - 2030
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The bouquet is fantastic with all the Nebbiolo attributes in perfect sync; red plum and dried blood orange meet truffle and herbs with a whiff of camphor oil that gives the wine an exotic lift. The palate is all lean muscles, structure and tension. Perhaps a pair of ‘love handles’ would make it more attractive, but we want to see Clone VII in its true form and that’s how it presents. It would be the best of the line up if tannins and acids were supported by more succulent fruit, but if like me, you like a bit more austerity, this is a great drink.
Born and raised in Naples, Italy, Andrea came to Australia in 2013 after graduating with an environmental science degree. While working as a waiter in between jobs, Andrea found he enjoyed hospitality much more than his previous career during a stint working at MoVida Sydney. After a short apprenticeship at 121 BC, Sydney’s ground-breaking gem for Lo-Fi Italian wines, and a few months with the Lotus Group, Andrea moved to Melbourne and reunited with Movida. He’s been curating the highly regarded Wine List at Movida Melbourne, including one of the country's finest Spanish selections, for the past 3 years while studying for the WSET diploma.
