Dal Zotto ‘Pucino’ Prosecco Non Vintage
'Best-value Sparkling Wine' at the inaugural 2011 Good Wine Guide Awards
'Best-value Sparkling Wine' at the inaugural 2011 Good Wine Guide Awards
Made using the charmat method and capped with a crown seal, Dal Zotto's Pucino Prosecco makes a seriously sophisticated selection as a $20 party starter. At a recent comparative tasting (at my house!), Dal Zotto's NV came across as a much finer, drier aperitif than the more readily available, perhaps more crowd pleasing Brown Brothers Prosecco.
With an un-bottle fermented touch that puts up quite a fizzy, foamy head on first pour (it's less noticeable from there though), Dal Zotto's NV presents itself as rather simple yet attractively clean and clear on the nose, displaying aromas of crisp green apples and lemon rind with the faintest touch of something savoury; sourdough crisp bread maybe. Its palate continues along similarly simplistic lines, however, it expresses it with utter joy, clarity and complete satisfaction to the drinker. Possibly a fraction forward, it remains particularly soft to touch, in a deliciously foamy, lifted manner, as it unravels 'clean enough to eat off' flavours of white pear and lemon juice with just a hint of vanilla ice cream, backed by enough refreshingly citric induced dryness and strewn together by more than enough balance, to compensate for any lack of complexity or forthright assertion. It's one of those wines where, you should just drink it, and forget about its intricacies. Whoops - I'm contradicting myself here... Chris Plummer
“Dubbed as the perfect ‘any-occasion’ wine, prosecco is the ideal drop to enjoy over the warmer months for it’s clean, crisp acidity. The Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco NV is made in the true prosecco style using the charmat technique, and is as close to the true Italian style as the Dal Zotto’s have ever produced. The wine exhibits all those classic characters associated with prosecco ~ lifted fragrances of jasmine and wisteria on the nose flowing through to crisp apple and hints of lemon zest on the palate. Finishing with clean crisp acidity, the wine leaves you with the desire to have another mouthful or glass. This wine is all about fun!Best-value Sparkling Wine, 91/100 points (NV), Nick Stock, Good Wine Guide 2011
90/100 points “…the wine is fruity but dry, and ticks all the boxes for the style: long, clean and crisp…” James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011
"Dal Zotto makes a lot of excellent wines but this affordable bottle of Italian-style fi¬zz is a crowd-pleaser if ever there was one. It tastes of green apples and ripe grapes, and its crisp deliciousness is topped by a sweet, fruity aftertaste. Yum.”Campbell Mattinson, Gourmet Traveller Wine, June/July 2010