Praeter Langhe Nebbiolo 2020
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- TASTING NOTE: "Super delicious example of Nebbiolo. Mid-weighted with a core of pure red fruits layered with earth, spice and dried herbs and a minerally line of crushed rocks and slate. Well rounded tannin with a touch of whole bunch, savoury grip and a nice lift from bright acidity. Yum." David Gillman, HWS
- ABOUT THE WINE: Fruit is sourced from Luigi Oddero's holding in the Ducra Cru in La Morra. Fermented with 100% whole bunch fruit and matured in old wood for 12 months.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Praeter. beyond the grape. Praeter is a wine’s story, miles and years from home… Matt Large is a busy man, but at the core of his pursuit is his own brand, Praeter, the name of which is a nod to the idea that wine is an extension and amplification of the expression of nature. Matt is an intuitive winemaker, always seeking to create precise and sensitive wines that clearly express a sense of place, while employing best-practice sustainable viticulture. This talent was recognised early in his career and led to a relatively rapid ascension through the winemaking ranks. Having previously worked as Assistant Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Shadowfax Winery – across their Macedon Ranges sites – Matt has recently accepted a role as senior winemaker at Shaw + Smith and Tolpuddle Vineyard under Adam Wadewitz. For a long time, Matt had a desire to work in Piedmont and grasp the intricacies of the vineyards, as well as learn the traditional techniques of Barolo and Barbaresco. Enter Peter Johns, who introduced Matt to ex-Bruno Giacosa winemaker Francesco Versio in 2017, creating a watershed moment in the development of the Praeter brand. Matt worked vintage with Francesco in 2017 at Figli Luigi Oddero in La Morra and was asked to take on a permanent Assistant Vintage Winemaker role – a position he still holds today. Using fruit from Luigi Oddero’s vineyards, Matt also made his first wine there, the 2017 Vino Rosso. After that first vintage stint, in 2018 Matt managed to secure a parcel of Nebbiolo from the Malakoff vineyard in Victoria, and the Praeter offering was fleshed out a little more. From 2020, Matt released a trio of reds, including a Langhe Nebbiolo DOC and Vino Rosso IGT and he has rounded this off with the release in 2022 of his first Chinato, an adventurous new project from this dynamic young winemaker.
- COUNTRY: Italy
- REGION: Piedmont
- VARIETAL: Nebbiolo
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Large
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.5%
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SIZE: 750ml
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