Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2024
Class	21
Entry Number	21#15
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Elusive' Nebbiolo
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tony Ferraro
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Billy Button Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Nose lacks purity, simple palate, short finish. Lacking tannin and acid drive.
Judge 2	reductive/muted; simple and fleshy style (warm climate?), soft tannins
Judge 3	Interesting floral pot porri, lavender and talc. Super fine and delicate with lovely poise and presence
Associate Judge	Seductive 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%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Deep,Loam
Planted	2010
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	20.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	11 / Apr / 2022
Rainfall	1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Plastic 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Sep / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	118
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James, Jo Marsh