Vintage
2022
ABV
13%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Pale straw in colour with a rose petal and ripe pear bouquet. The Zilzie Platinum Edition Arinto is fresh flavoursome and expressive with layers of texture and complexity.
Accolades
2020 VINTAGE;
– Queensland Wine Emerging Variety Wine Challenge 2021 – Trophy – Champion White | 2020 Platinum Edition Arinto
– Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Gold Medal | 2020 Platinum Edition Arinto
– China Wine & Spirits Awards 2021 – Gold Medal | 2020 Platinum Edition Arinto
– Halliday Wine Companion 2022 – 95 Points | 2020 Platinum Edition Arinto
– International Wine & Spirits Competition – Silver Medal – 90 Points | 2020 Platinum Edition Arinto
2021 VINTAGE;
– Halliday Wine Companion 2023 – 95 Points | 2021 Platinum Edition Arinto
– Wine Orbit 2022 – 5 Stars – 93 Points | 2021 Platinum Edition Arinto
2022 VINTAGE;
– Halliday Wine Companion 2024 – 95 Points | 2022 Platinum Edition Arinto
Winemaker's Bio
Jonathan Creek "Jono", Senior Winemaker, joined the Zilzie winemaking team as Operations Winemaker just in time for vintage in the January of 2005. Having completed a Bachelor of Science (Oenology) at the University of Adelaide, Jono worked overseas for several vintages gathering experience in small ultra premium wineries throughout Europe and Australia right through to working for one of the world’s largest wineries in the USA on a quality and optimisation team.
Jonathan has played an integral role in the expansion of Zilzie wines over the past 16 years. He is responsible for leading our quality driven winemaking team; who explore new techniques and craft fruit forward wines from our own premium vineyards as well as selectively sourced parcels from regions such as the Barossa, King Valley, Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills & McLaren Vale.
Jonathan has been on tasting panels for WineState Magazine and a judge at a number of Australian wine shows including the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. Jono is passionate about making wines that are a true reflection of each variety and it’s region as well as emerging grape varieties, quality and precision.
