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Entry Information
ExhibitorBilly Button Wines
Show2024
Class21
Entry Number21#15
BrandBilly Button
Wine Name'The Elusive' Nebbiolo
Vintage2022
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameTony Ferraro
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityBilly Button Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1Nose lacks purity, simple palate, short finish. Lacking tannin and acid drive.
Judge 2reductive/muted; simple and fleshy style (warm climate?), soft tannins
Judge 3Interesting floral pot porri, lavender and talc. Super fine and delicate with lovely poise and presence
Associate JudgeSeductive oak profile soaked in rose petals. Resolved tannin, very well handled. May age well but in a drinking window now. Some bitterness
Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Deep,Loam
Planted2010
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild20.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date11 / Apr / 2022
Rainfall1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationPlastic 100%
Bottling Date14 / Sep / 2023
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced118
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteGlenn James, Jo Marsh