{"title":"Heathcote","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"little-reddie-nebbiolo-refosco-2025","title":"Little Reddie Nebbiolo Refosco 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle Reddie is Pat Underwood's label, made from fruit grown at Willoughby Bridge and the Chalmers vineyard in Heathcote and Colbinabbin. This wine is a blend of Nebbiolo and Refosco, two Italian varieties that have found a compelling home in central Victoria's red volcanic soils. The Nebbiolo came exclusively from the new Chalmers vineyard planting, the remnants after Pat had classified his row selection for the Pat Underwood wines, and the Refosco from Willoughby Bridge's A and A-W blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first pick of the year was Willoughby Bridge A Block on 8 February, direct pressed to rosé with the latter part of the press fermented dry in barrel and later blended in. Unusually, the Nebbiolo preceded the Refosco harvest owing to very low yields. The macerated Nebbiolo portions and press fractions from all Colbinabbin reds were combined and aged in various stainless and oak vessels according to their individual needs, with temperature and oxygen exposure managed to suit the tannin qualities of each component. The wine was blended and returned to barrel for a short period prior to bottling. Some sulphur added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wine that sits comfortably in the chilled red category without being lightweight: Nebbiolo's perfume and fine tannin structure, Refosco's dark fruit and grip, and the freshness that comes from careful, attentive winemaking. A genuinely interesting combination from one of Heathcote's most thoughtful producers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497244725441,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Little_Reddie_Nebbiolo_Refosco_2025.webp?v=1786680280"},{"product_id":"patrick-underwood-chalmers-nebbiolo-2023","title":"Patrick Underwood Chalmers Nebbiolo 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003ePat's 2023 Nebbiolo comes from the renowned Chalmers Vineyard, home to one of the most diverse plantings of the variety in Australia. The block sits on the sweet middle of an east-facing slope, planted east–west to capture gentle morning sun. Beneath the vines lie ancient Cambrian meta-basalt soils, where greenstone and quartz push through clay and silt, an ideal foundation for Nebbiolo’s naturally structural style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 vintage marks the third harvest from this site, though only the second release under the Patrick Underwood label. Pat harvested the 2022 fruit earlier than he would have liked and ultimately chose not to release the wine, a decision that speaks volumes about the standards he holds for this project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 2023 he pushed the wine further toward the northern Piemonte expressions of Bramaterra and Ghemme, incorporating darker clonal material (MAT5 and MAT8) alongside his preferred clones MAT1, 3, 10 and CV230. The result is a Nebbiolo of perfume, structure and savoury depth, carrying both the classical architecture of the variety and a distinctly Central Victorian voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497266319553,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Patrick_Underwood_Chalmers_Nebbiolo_2023.webp?v=1786680760"}],"url":"https:\/\/appellance.com\/collections\/heathcote.oembed","provider":"Appellance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}