Another successful release, with this Longview Nebbiolo Saturnus 2018 another solid varietal Aus Nebb.
Glossy red raspberry kirsch fruit, fine tannins. Might need a bit more tannic drive to be sublime but lovely bright freshness and vitality. More fruit-forward than strictly savoury Piedmont style, but no doubting the appeal. Good.
Best drinking: now to ten plus years. 17.7/20, 92/100. 14%, $50. Longview website. Would I buy it? Worth a few glasses.
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