Giaconda winery, nestled in the foothills of the Australian Alps in North-East Victoria is a legend in the world of Australian fine wine. These lovely wines – Nebbiolo, Chardonnay and Roussanne – highlight the imagination, creativity and visions of a great winemaker. It is always a privilege to taste Rick Kinzbrunner’s Giaconda wines. The detail, the vintage expression and the pleasure are interwoven like fine silk. Every year’s release brings something unique and personal. They are simply transcendent.
Every year’s release brings something unique and personal.
2022 Giaconda Nebbiolo, Beechworth – Victoria
Medium colour. Fresh rose garden, strawberry, red cherry aromas with hints of roasted chestnut/ vanilla and white pepper. Fresh and vigorous with pure strawberry, rose water flavours, fine persistent al dente textures, superb mid palate viscosity and underlying quartz acidity. Finishes bittersweet, peppery and long. A beautifully balanced wine with lovely tension and definition. Should develop very well under cork. An excellent reference for this variety in Australia. Drink 2027-2036. 14.5% alc 97 points
2023 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay, Beechworth – Victoria
Pale colour. Beautiful lemon curd, grapefruit aromas with tonic water notes and underlying vanilla nuances. Superbly concentrated lemon curd, grapefruit, touch melon flavours, fine loose knit chalky hint al dente textures, well integrated grilled nut, vanilla notes and fresh long indelible acidity. Bittersweet notes at the finish. Powerful and impactful yet graceful and glowing. Further proof of a great vineyard site, virtuoso wine making and meticulous attention to oak maturation. Chapeau! Drink now – 2035+ 13.5% alc 98 points
2023 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Roussanne, Beechworth – Victoria
Medium pale colour. Intense lemon ginger, ripe fig, spice aromas with hints of bush garrigue. Fleshy and concentrated on the palate with fresh lemon glacé, pure lime, ginger, tropical fruit flavours and sinuous fine al dente textures. Wonderful mid palate viscosity and fresh long quartz acidity. Minerally saline at the finish with aniseed notes. A highly exotic and expressive wine; so familiar yet strangely different like the polarising magnets. A complete paradox. A wonderful experience. Drink now – 2030+ 13.8% 96 points
