2023 Longview Vineyards Nebbiolo Rosato Juno Adelaide Hills 750 ml

Longview embodies the try-anything, no-rules (just right) Aussie spirit that runs through our favorite wineries from Down Under.

Since the Italian-Australian Saturno family aren’t beholding to long traditions and strict appellation rules, they were free to honor their roots when planting their first vineyard in the late 90s, putting Barbera and Nebbiolo in the ground alongside Pinot Noir.

Their vineyard is located just outside the township of Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills, sitting on slopes that bring Old World estates to mind. The family’s inaugural vintage was 2001, and in the two decades since they have earned significant awards and praise.

Since then, Nebbiolo has become a bit of a sensation across the wineries of the Adelaide Hills—one of the few places outside of Italy’s Piedmont that the finicky grape has found a proper home.

Every wine in the Longview range is raised on their estate vineyard, the red varieties on the northern slopes, where a favorable exposure leads them to ripen consistently. The high diurnal temperature shifts result in a beautiful breadth of flavor in the finished wines. 

For their Juno Rosato, they take their Nebbiolo—along with 19% Pinot Noir—from hand-harvested grapes and press them directly after a light crushing. The goal is to extract just a touch of color and make sure that flavors and aromas stay elegant and bright. This would be great with shrimp on the barbie—we’re required by Aussie custom to say that, though it’s very true—or a Greek salad.