2019 S.C. Pannell Protero Nebbiolo Capo

“An alluring nose greets us with this 2019 Prōterō Gumeracha Capo Nebbiolo from the Adelaide Hills; you get rose petals, licorice, alpine mint, dried herbs (rosemary, in the main) and black dirt/asphalt/concrete sort of aromas alongside blood orange, raspberry and caper brine. On the palate, the wine offers all of this, which is most pleasingly for this Nebbiolo lover; the tannins grip onto the palate and accompany the fruit through the finish. Nebbiolo without textural integrity is like a person without purpose; it cannot progress or evolve. Here, the tannins speak eloquently to the varietal definition of the grape, and it tends to carry on well after the wine is gone. Super. This is excellent, one of Australia’s best Nebbiolos.”