Pizzini L’Aquila Nebbiolo 2022
- 94
- $65
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This is ambrosial and alluring, while exhibiting good depth to the perfume. Dried rose petals, red cherry, blood orange, amaro herbs, brick dust, subtle tar and flickers of red liquorice – varietal truth in perfect check. There’s some fennel with air, adding a vegetal undertone. The palate is medium-bodied, lifted and decidedly red-fruited: red cherry and cranberry sit above red-floral tones, bitter herbs and orange-citrus tang. Brick dust and terracotta linger in the background, and everything glides through the mouth with lovely flow before a tight vein of chalky tannins and a good wash of red-fruited acidity wrap it up with good length. A lovely Nebbiolo with complexity, brightness and energy.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
