Reviews
Chrismont La Zona Arneis 2012 |
Arnie Pizzini went from growing tobacco to grapevines - and we're thankful he did. La Zona is his Italianate range in celebration of his Trentino origins. His 2012 arneis is crisp to the point of crunchiness with Nashi pear and pink grapefruit flavours, a thread of exotic spice and a deep, minerally finish.
Peter Bourne, Qantas The Australian Way, May 2013
Chrismont La Zona Prosecco NV |
Chrismont's Prosecco is made in a dry style though there's more than enough fresh fruit here to give it an inviting, easy-drinking appeal. Love the fact that it's crown-sealed. I like its mix of complexity and user-friendliness. It tastes of fresh and brown apples, rose petals, bread dough a gently briney, bath-salts like character. Trying to dissect its flavours though feels a bit ridiculous; it's really meant to be knocked back as your spirits rise. Refreshing and apple-like through the finish. A good drink. 89 points.
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front www.winefront.com.au, May 2013
Chrismont La Zona Fragolino 2011 |
Yep, it's a moscato-like style made from the fragola grape, and it has aromas of grape bubblegum, blackcurrant and raspberry too. The gentle fizz adds tingle on the tongue, and there's plenty of strawberry and cassis flavour amid assertive sweetness. Fruit desserts, or at breakfast!
Nick Stock, The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide 2013
Chrismont La Zona Pinot Grigio 2012 |
This has a true grigio character to it, with bright, crisp apple and pear fruit aromas and a gently leesy edge, a little lemon here too. The palate's bright and crunchy, with good weight and striking acidity driving clean through the finish, holding pear and apple flavour in deep.
Nick Stock, The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide 2013
Chrismont Chardonnay 2011 |
A simple, fruit-driven style that offers up gentle lemon citrus, some grassy notes, light, nutty complexity too. The palate's smooth and supple, with gently creamy, biscuity flavour and stone fruits – crunchy acidity cleanses through the finish.
Nick Stock, The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide 2013
Chrismont La Zona Sangiovese 2011 |
This has the bright, fragrant edge that makes sangiovese from the King Valley a really compelling proposition. Some fresh leafy notes here, cherries and a gentle oak thread add early complexity. The palate's nicely shaped and balanced, with really even tannin spread, juicy red fruit flavours and a cherry stone finish with a toasty oak edge.
Nick Stock, The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide 2013
Chrismont La Zona Barbera 2011 |
An earthy edge here. This has some toasty oak sitting across mixed berry fruits, leafy notes, and a gently fragrant layer of perfume too. The palate's crunchy and delivers handy acid tang with just the right amount of soft, fleshy fruit texture. Purple fruit flavours and toasty oak to close.
Nick Stock, The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide 2013
Chrismont La Zona Barbera 2011 |
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, Dec 2012
Chrismont Riesling 2012 |
Chrismont has received two geat reviews by Ralph Kyte Powell and Campbell Mattinson. Click on "More Info" to read.
Chrismont La Zona Prosecco NV |
"As winemaker Warren Proft observes, the Prosecco grape is a fairly low-acid variety and yet the wine it produces can taste refreshingly crisp, event with the delicate lick of soft sweetness in examples such as this - a softness that tends to lend itself to the edgy bitterness of Campari Spritz (I go for about one part Campari, two parts Prosecco, one part soda).
Max Allen, Australian Gourmet Traveller, March 2013
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3 Pizzini wines made the Taste Top 100 under $25 in 2012
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Tony Love, National Wine Writer, www.taste.com.au November 6, 2012
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