Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Nebbiolo 2024
- 94
- $44
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The fruit for this wine was sourced from a 0.8-hectare site at Wooragee, sitting 450 metres above sea level on granite soils. VS&B set out to craft an earlier-drinking style here, and they nailed it. From the outset, it’s beautifully floral and lifted. Pretty notes of dried rose, cherry skin and dried cranberry are laced with subtle hints of decaying leaves and a whisper of tar – just enough to ground the perfume without weighing it down. While there’s savoury nuance, the overall impression is bright and fresh, with a gentle push of cherry fruit building with air. The palate mirrors the nose: lifted and perfumed, with dark cherry, dried rose and a twang of blood orange adding vibrancy and tension. The floral notes carry through, perfuming the mouth. Tannins are fine, powdery and red-apple-laced – Nebbiolo through and through – offering shape and dimension while preserving the wine’s sense of levity. There’s real length here, driven by energetic acidity that surges through the finish, drawing out waves of red fruit and rose. Elegant, expressive, and so moreish.
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.
