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93
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Gary Walsh
Sparkling
Classification
Prosecco
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"I hosted a Prosecco event in Sydney recently, for some Italian companies, and talked for just over an hour on the subject. They really don’t like wines from outside the Prosecco DOC being called Prosecco. They even rolled in the town of Prosecco, which is nowhere near the traditional growing region, and renamed the grape ‘Glera’, instead of Prosecco. Anyway, here is Dom Torzi’s version of it, from the Barossa. Simple pleasures done well, is something I appreciate in wine. This is perfumed and a little musky and grapey, lemon rind and apple, then it pulls all chalky and saline, tastes pretty much dry, sports a fine set of bubbles, and has a pretty long salted cracker aftertaste. In terms of quality, it’s up there with the best examples, which may or may not be damning it with faint praise, but gee it’s a lovely thing to drink. So refreshing."
- Gary Walsh
Tasting Notes
Prosecco is the traditional sparkling wine of Veneto in northern Italy. Unlike Champagne, Prosecco is made using the Martinotti /Charmat method, which is tank fermented as opposed to bottle fermented which gives its aperitif (before food) origin of lively freshness.
Hand picked, whole bunch pressed and natural cold settling for 12 days then racked with little solids for natural ferment at 13c for 4 weeks with lees aging for a further 4 weeks for added texture, roundness and complexity. Final super charged base wine completion was transferred to tank for pressurised secondary fermentation to produce its natural occurring fine bubbly beads (Prosecco’s traditional Martinotti / Charmat method).
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity