The King & I Prosecco NV
Style: Prosecco
Closure: Crown Seal
The King & I Prosecco NV
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Santa & D'Sas
Country: Australia
Region: King Valley
Vintage: Non Vintage
Critic Score: 95
Alcohol: 11.0%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: 2030
Santa & D'Sas is a collaboration between two winemaking families - Santarossa & Di Sciascio. With a shared Italian cultural heritage and with strong links to the King Valley, it's no surprise they produce wonderful Prosecco. The King & I is their flagship wine, comes in a Saverglass bottle and is capped with a crown seal to protect and preserve the Prosecco's freshness and quality. The King & I is a blend of wines from 4 different years, the youngest is from the year 2022. Blending a number of different vintages (as they do in Champagne) produces a much more consistent wine year to year, while adding complexity to the aroma and flavour.
"Distinctive and fragrant nose of apple blossom, fresh apple, and melon aromas along with the faintest hint of elderflowers. The palate is crisp, beautifully dry and spine-tingling fresh (no doubt in part due to being bottled under crown seal). A fine, persistent mousse is, like everything else in this wine, impressive. Intense flavours of apples and pear lead to a long and lingering finish. Great buying/drinking." Nick Munday
Expert reviews
"Distinctive and fragrant nose of apple blossom, fresh apple, and melon aromas along with the faintest hint of elderflowers. The palate is crisp, beautifully dry and spine-tingling fresh (no doubt in part due to being bottled under crown seal). A fine, persistent mousse is, like everything else in this wine, impressive. Intense flavours of apples and pear lead to a long and lingering finish. Great buying/drinking." Nick Munday, Canterbury Wines - 95 points
Awards
Special Value Wine – Canterbury Wines ★
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