This Malakoff vineyard is the business. Every time I see a wine from it my eyes light up. A fabulous Nebbiolo right here folks.
Handled exactly the same as Heathcote - wild fermented, 54 days on skins then 16 months in older oak.
There's a terrific energy about this wine. Attractive scents of violets, dried rose petals, red cherries and dried herbs send you to higher places. It skips through the mouth with joyous momentum. The mouthfeel is significantly different to its sibling. Some spice crawls through but it doesn't have the warmth. Wonderfully weighted, those aromatics shift to a delicious mouth perfume. Delicate plums, Chinese Five Spice and super fine tannins the highlight drawing out to a long and powdery finish. Wonderfully savoury, oh, this is delicious.
Drink to eight years+
94/100
Region: Pyreness
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