Watson Family Nebbiolo 2017

Made by the Watson family — the very same family behind the iconic Woodlands Wines in the Wilyabrup Valley, producing there since 1973. Watson Family Wines is their more affordable, everyday-drinking label, offering elegant expressions of Margaret River across the classics (Shiraz, Cabernet Merlot, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay) as well as newer varieties like Nebbiolo. Same winemaking pedigree, same regional focus — just a friendlier price point for easy, approachable drinking.

Watson Family Vineyards Nebbiolo is produced from a north-facing slope of gravel soil in the heart of the Wilyabrup Valley. Harvested in mid April. Using a gravity fed system, the fruit was destemmed, sorted berry by berry, lightly crushed and transferred to a stainless steel fermenter. Fermentation lasted eight days, during which time the must was pumped over four times a day for extraction of flavour and tannin. After 5 months, the wine was removed from barrel to retain bright varietal aromatics and flavours.