Pipan Steel Vineyard, Alpine Valleys
The Pipan Steel Vineyard is the result of a dedicated quest to find the perfect site for nebbiolo in Australia. Paula Pipan and Radley Steel caught the bug for nebbiolo through tasting Barolo and other Piedmontese examples, then searched across the length and breadth of Australia’s winegrowing regions for the perfect site to grow this famously finicky variety. The half-hectare vineyard they now call home, in the Alpine Valleys region of Victoria, is ideally suited for nebbiolo – at 400 meters elevation, bathed in fog throughout winter, and with high diurnal temperature range, its climate frequently mirrors that of Barolo. As you might expect, nebbiolo is the only variety grown here, in the form of three separate clones – each chosen for their contrasting qualities.
