Pale to medium garnet colored with a touch of brick, the 2007 Nebbiolo gives aromas of warm cherries, cranberry, some dried rose petals and tree bark. Crisp and rich in the mouth with firm fine tannins, it finishes long with some spice notes coming through. Drinking now, it should remain good to 2015. Stephen Pannell not only has wine in his blood (his parents owned Moss Wood and now Piccardy in Western Australia) but he has spent considerable time working in the wineries of Bordeaux, Burgundy and South France not to mention some of Australia’s biggest names: Seppelt, Knappstein and Hardys. He’s now doing his own thing in McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills and producing some inspired wines these days with an emphasis on producing stellar Grenache whilst also trying his hand at a personal passion, that elusive grape Nebbiolo. Importer: Epicurean Wines, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 923-1376