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93
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Gary Walsh
Sparkling
Classification
Prosecco
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"I’m pretty sure you can’t find a better sparkling wine at this price. This is the 11th vintage of this wine, and it’s maybe the best to date. Saline, gently nutty, lemon and lime, green apple, some floral notes. It’s tight and salt-crusted, like the tasty little cracker it is, the bubbles are quite fine but insistent, lime rind and fine chalky texture, real energy here, and it’s so good to drink. A little soda water bite on a finish of excellent length. These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
- 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