A Nebbiolo Lunch with Matt Large
On Sunday 7 July, we welcomed Matt Large of Praeter Wine as he took us on a journey across Australia and Italy's Langhe through the lens of Nebbiolo. Time spent with industry leaders, Shadowfax in the Macedon Ranges and the Adelaide Hills' Shaw + Smith, has only expanded Matt's knowledge and passion for the grape. His love for Nebbiolo inspired him to undertake a vinous pilgrimage to the Langhe in Piedmont, Italy where he worked his first vintage in 2017.
Over a five-course Northern Italian menu, Matt guided us as we compared local styles of Nebbiolo with classic examples from the Langhe and its heartland, Barolo.
Praeter Wine
Today, Matt works with Nebbiolo vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, in Victoria's Pyrenees and in Barolo to make wines under his own label, Praeter Wine. He has an annual sojourn to Barolo to work at Figli Luigi Oddero, a famed producer from La Morra.
The Menu
$180 per person, inclusive of an apéritif on arrival and wines with each course.
Local snapper crudo, blood orange, fennel
2023 Praeter Nebbiolo Rosé, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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Days walk celeriac, smoked mushroom, radicchio rosa
2020 Praeter Vino Rosso Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
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Grilled ox tongue, salsa verde, lentils, puntarelle
2021 Praeter Nebbiolo Pyrenees, Victoria
2020 Praeter Nebbiolo Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
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Ravens Creek pork cutlet
Polenta, burnt butter & fontina
Braised cavolo nero
2020 Figli Liugi Oddero Nebbiolo Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
2019 Figli Liugi Oddero Nebbiolo Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
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Torta caprese, cultured cream
2020 Praeter Chinato 'Blue Note' Pyrenees, Victoria
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