Pannell's 2016 Nebbiolo spent 14 months in large Hungarian oak (and some 500-liter French puncheons). It boasts an authentically floral, rose-like nose, plus hints of caramel and dried fruit. Medium-bodied on the palate, it delivers hints of brown sugar and dark, earthy notes, followed by a firm, dusty finish.

The 2008 Nebbiolo has a pale to medium garnet color and begins to show more perfume with notes of kirsch, ripe raspberries, violets, oolong tea, anise and a whiff of Provence herbs. Full, fleshy and crisp, it has very firm tannins and a long chewy finish. Just approachable now, it should cellar to 2017+. 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

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