Primo EstateJoseph Sparkling Red
About this product
- Size750mL
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current VintageNon Vintage
- Standard Drinks8.0
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePrimo Estate
- Wine MakerJoseph Grilli
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage Non Vintage
95 points winecompanion.com.au
The base wine is a traditional method blend of Australian reds from the 1960s and '70s, the amount bottled each year (30 dozen) replaced by the same amount of current vintage Joseph Moda Cabernet Merlot; the liqueur for topping up the bottle after disgorgement is old Australian fortifi ed. This is a very complex wine that invites the second glass as the multi-spice flavours run across the palate.
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Ralph Kyte Powell
Australian wine judge and reviewer for Fairfax Media
Vintage Non Vintage
5 stars Epicure - The Age
Australia''s most distinctive sparkling red? Based on aged red wines, with annual contribution of younger Primo Estate material, it''s complex with leathery notes, plum and berry fruit, hints of spice and old oak. Dry for its kind, it is soft and creaming, subtly flavoured, long and complete.
