Primo Estate Merlesco 2009

NOTES

James Halliday in his 'Wine Atlas of Australia' declares, the Primo Estate approach "is the sort of ingenuity, of daring, which lies outside the imagination of the Old World winemakers and which stands Australia in such good stead." Robert Parker agrees, adding that "I enjoy Primo Estate's offerings as they are innovative, singular, flavourful, complex wines. These creatively made efforts must be admired for their individuality as much as their bold flavours and personality".

All grapes for the wines are sourced from 3 vineyards: McMurtie Road in McLaren Vale, Virginia in the Adelaide Plains and Clarendon; a sub region of the famed McLaren Vale.

TASTING NOTES

2009 was a classic dry vintage in McLaren Vale. The winemaking team and coffee machine worked around the clock. The result is a wine that is exhilaratingly exotic and fresh. The Merlesco exhibits the rich, spicy generous characters that McLaren Vale wines are all about - juicy forest berries dominate. Primo Estate has resisted the temptation to use oak in the wine and as a result allowed the juicy berry fruit to do the talking.