An absolutely delicious glass of wine, with herby, passionfruit aromas on the nose, while the lively palate has lashings of gorgeous tropical fruit: with pineapple, passionfruit and guava to the fore. These flavours are cool, juicy and very long, while it's lively finish is crisp and dry.

It's great on it's own as an aperitif while it goes brilliantly with a wide range of foods: fish in any form: grilled, fried or steamed, through to spicy curries or just a simple salad.

Once again, the racy ‘young blonde’ confidently struts her stuff. ‘Lla biondina’ has always been an aromatic delight, and the mouth watering, fruit driven palate, never fails to please. Those pineapple and passionfruit characters are there with elements of lemon zest, melon, herbs, musk, guava, banana, and the list goes on and on. The flavours are full, juicy, cool, ultra-lively and very long.
The flavours are full, juicy, cool, ultra-lively and very long! The vintage conditions gave rise to a healthy and balanced Colombard crop. We picked our Colombard vineyards over a period of a month to give us great depth and contrast in the final wine. The Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc fruit was also first-class.

Great on its own as an aperitif, or with fish in any form, raw, fried, grilled, steamed, ‘salt & pepper’ or with oysters, crab or any crustacean the match is a dream. Even a fiery curry or a subtle salad; ‘la biondina’ is happy with it all.
The "worlds best Colombard " is a fabulous moutful of real flavour.

‘la biondina’ is a style unto her own.

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Ripe, rich Merlot fruit has been bottled unoaked, to allow the variety's supple, silky blackberries and plums character to shine through. Primo's winemakers are on a roll at the moment and this exhilaratingly exotic and fresh red will further confirm their reputation. With all the rich, spicy generous characters that McLaren Vale wines are all about - crunchy forest berries dominate, it shows Merlot in all its fresh, juicy glory.

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Forget about the weedy PG's you see on supermarket shelves, this is a very serious wine, with a powerful bouquet and a rich palate awash with abundant spice, pear and musk. Delicious and satisfying.
The 2008 'd'Elena' has the flavour, personality and individual character that makes handcrafted Pinot Grigio worth the search. The classic Grigio characters of apple, pear and minerals are all there, clear and pure. The finish delivers with surprising length and texture typical of the variety.

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"Powerful stuff. I'd expect nothing less from Joe Grilli at Primo Estate. Though his base is north of Adelaide, here he's using McLaren Vale fruit, from south of Adelaide. That fruit gives dense, strong wine and Joe plays it well - rich, mocha, chocolate mousse texture trying to swamp the black, superripe plumy fruit. But they shake hands and declare honours even in this muscular but soft centred wine." Oz Clarke (Oz Clarke Wine Buying Guide 2009)

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"Delivers precisely what was intended, a very fine medium-bodied cherry-accented palate which fuses the ripe fruit of the shiraz with the savoury fruit tannins of the Sangiovese; an all-too-rare wine that demands a second glass (or more). 94 points"
James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
Rich Aussie Shiraz meets the cherry fruit and savoury finish of Italy’s Sangiovese.
This ninth release of ‘il briccone’ (the rogue) is a blend of 55% Shiraz and 45% Sangiovese from vineyards in and around Adelaide, South Australia.
Joe and Dina Grilli's aim is to make an Australian wine with a little piece of what they love about Italy inside.
The Sangiovese provides concentrated cherry character with a lively finish. Shiraz contributes plum, pepper and spice with its typical generosity.
It was aged in older oak barrels for 14 months to marry the varietal components of the wine.
The result is a wine that will go wonderfully with Mediterranean foods, or indeed the whole world of olive oil based cuisine. It is at home next to an antipasto platter and an unbeatable match for a good pizza.

The ‘rogue’ really does break the rules!

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"This is a serious wine, a masterpiece of blending and handcrafted attention to detail. It is rich, lengthy, balanced, stylish, profound and delicious. The age of the mother wine gives depth, complexity and softness….
Joseph Sparkling Red both defines and defies its genre: an iconic Australian unlike any of its peers. It confidently stands shoulder to shoulder with the world's classics" Jancis Robinson
(jancisrobinson.com)
Joe Grilli has a simple recipe for this wine: the base wine is made up of Australians red from the 1970s and 1980s, bought at auction and poured in as a base wine to which is added each year a barrel of "moda", Joe's classic amarone-style Cabernet Merlot and a barrel of his top Shiraz. He produces it every two year, liquered with an aussie "port" from the early 1980s. sounds simple doesn't it?


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