Ravensworth Hilltops Nebbiolo 2022

Bryan Martin may be famed for his trailblazing, standard-setting work with Sangiovese, Riesling and Shiraz/Viognier, but it seems his skills extend to piemontese classics too. The fruit is sourced from two vineyards (Bit of Heaven and Grove) in Hilltops in Canberra District, a region with which Martin has a particular affinity. The soils vary, but there’s a common thread of granite with seams of windblown clay sediments and a similar elevation of 500-600 metres. The fruit fermented on skins in 10-hectolitre oak cuves for four months. The wine was then pressed back to cask and transferred to foudre for a further 18 months before being bottled in November 2024.