PIRRAMIMMA
Petit Verdot Reserve
2021
Product code
608216
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Australia
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
South Australia
Subregion
Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Varietal(s)
Petit Verdot
100 %
Colour
Red
Producer's website
About this winery
Pirramimma was founded by Alexander Campbell Johnston in 1892 and has been owned and operated by the Johnston family ever since. The Johnston family arrived in South Australia in 1839 and in 1892 Alexander, the tenth of thirteen children, purchased 97 hectares of rich farmland southeast of the then fledgling village of McLaren Vale. He named his land Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning "the moon and the stars." The vineyard soils vary from sandy, on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat....
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Product notes
Researched for eleven years before the release of the first vintage in 1994, the Pirramimma Petit Verdot has won 28 show medals and has the enviable reputation of being the best Petit Verdot in Australia.
Tasting notes
Luscious aromas and flavours, delivering complexity and balance with wonderfully interwoven red floral tones, ripe dark fruit, earth and tobacco notes.
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