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
Overall Score	86
Judge 1	Interesting floral pot porri, lavender and talc. Super fine and delicate with lovely poise and presence
Judge 2	Nose lacks purity, simple palate, short finish. Lacking tannin and acid drive.
Judge 3	reductive/muted; simple and fleshy style (warm climate?), soft tannins
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