2022 Giaconda Beechworth Nebbiolo

In Giaconda you see the rare meeting of inspired winemaking and truly great terroir. All of their wines have a sense of gravitas to them, a precision that few can muster.

The Nebbiolo is a wine raised from the mature plantings of Nebbiolo on the great Giaconda site.

This is a brooding and muscular version of the variety from this producer, one that's allowed a little more time in bottle to relax before release.

Made in only small quantities, precious few bottles available are disappearing quickly into the cellars of those in the know.

Nebbiolo fan? Giaconda fan? This is a must-have for the cellar.

96 points
"I tasted this alongside the 2021 Nebbiolo a couple of months ago, and gee I like this 2022. Such evolution in style, with this vintage being much finer and more transparent. I’m tasting it again now and I’m still so impressed. It’s a Nebbiolo that will stand tall in any company... Red cherry, a distinct almond paste character here, which I love, dried roses, a little spice, liquorice root, and above all, such perfume. It’s medium to full-bodied, red fruits and almond, some fragrant black tea, a distinctly ‘mineral’ feel to acidity gives it a finely etched feel, tannin has a pumice stone texture and grip, though while it’s assertive it sits very well in the wine. It’s quite stony too, and the finish is very long and precise, a subtle orange peel flavour in the aftertaste. Textbook Nebbiolo here. It’s superb."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)