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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.
An Australian icon with dark, brooding opulence and layered complexity nurtured over many years. Creamy and fresh with a super fine bead, this is the modern history of Australian red wine in a bottle. The JOSEPH Sparkling Red has to be the ultimate Christmas indulgence; a unique blend of museum vintages from the last forty years combined with a hogshead of the ultra premium JOSEPH Moda Cabernet Merlot from every year since 1991 and Primo Estate Shiraz dating back to 1989.
OTHER REVIEWS
Obvious age in colour; very complex leather/spice/tar/licorice aromas; mouth filling flavours; quite unique; some oak inevitably part of the picture; perfect dosage. Cork. 13.5% alc. Rating 95, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010
Apparently this wine now spends two years on lees, rather than just one - though it's such an aged style, that I'm not sure that anyone will really notice. This latest release is in its usual fine form. Leathery, vanillin, blackberried, porty, as soft in the mouth as a frightened 'sorry', it once again demands pride of place around the dinner plates of the festive season. Charming to the hilt - if you like aged spurgle. Drink: 2006-2011. 93 points. (Disgorged August 2006) Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront
JOSEPH Sparkling Red both defines and defies its genre: an iconic Australian unlike any of its peers. It confidently stands shoulder to shoulder with the world's classics, and therefore proudly holds top rank in my wine canon. Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com
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