Protero - Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo

Stephen and Fiona Pannell purchased the Adelaide Hills vineyard, ‘Protero’, in late 2019.

The Pannells have been working with the Protero vineyard, previously owned by Rose and Frank Baldasso, since 2005, when Stephen returned from working a vintage with Aldo Vajra in Barolo. Planted with five clones of Nebbiolo and regularly enjoying cool autumns, Stephen had quickly recognised the vineyard's superb potential. While Nebbiolo remains at the heart of the vineyard, Stephen has also planted Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Barbera and Dolcetto, all varieties he believes are well suited to this cool climate site. His mission to create distinctly Australian expressions of these classic European varieties drives the Protero project. Yet, in his own words, “ultimately it will be Protero that decides which varieties it most faithfully expresses”.

The Nebbiolo is sourced from the original Nebbiolo plantings. Perfumed, brooding and complex, it is a beguiling expression. ‘CAPO’ Nebbiolo, produced in tiny quantities, is made from a single block in the Protero vineyard and stands up to some of the best examples from Italy. We agree with Stephen on both counts when he says, "there aren’t many places outside Piemonte where Nebbiolo has translocated well, but this vineyard is one of those places.”


Size: 75cl Bottle
ABV: 14% 
Vintage: 2021
Country: Australia
Region: Adelaide Hills
Grape Variety: Nebbiolo
Brand Name: Protero