Nebbiolo Rosato
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, grilled prawns, tomato and basil bruschetta
✨ Technical Specifications
Brokenwood's exploration beyond their home in the Hunter Valley led them to the cooler, alpine-influenced regions of Victoria, where Italian varieties like Nebbiolo thrive. This Nebbiolo Rosato showcases a modern Australian interpretation of a classic Italian style. Nebbiolo, famous for its role in Piedmont's structured reds, is harvested early for this rosé to retain its high natural acidity and delicate red-fruit aromas. The wine undergoes brief skin contact to achieve its signature pale salmon hue, followed by cool fermentation to preserve its vibrant, savory, and floral character. It represents Brokenwood's innovative spirit, blending traditional European grape varieties with contemporary Australian winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney solicitors James Halliday, John Beeston, and Tony Albert, Brokenwood Wines began on a ten-acre Pokolbin parcel initially intended as a cricket ground. Situated in the lower Hunter Valley against the Brokenback Mountain Range, the estate operates on alluvial loams and heavy clay soils, shaped by a warm, humid subtropical climate with cooling maritime breezes. While historically anchored by its renowned Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Brokenwood established equivalent global renown for its pure, cellar-worthy white wines. The estate practices certified viticulture under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia standards, supervised in cellar operations by Chief Winemaker Stuart Hordern following Iain Riggs's transformative tenure. Renowned benchmark expressions include the single-vineyard and aged ILR Reserve Semillon—celebrated for low-alcohol tension, racy citrus acidity, and nuanced toast developments without oak maturation—alongside single-site iterations like Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon and cool-climate chardonnays from Beechworth and Orange.
🍇 Grapes
Nebbiolo
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%