What score does The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz receive?

The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz by Vintage Longbottom receives an aggregate community score of 66.4/100, compiled from 1 rating source using Bayesian averaging.

What does The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz taste like?

Green apple, toast, fine bubbles.

How much does The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz cost?

Pricing for The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz varies by retailer. Check the buy link above for current availability and pricing.

What food pairs well with The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz?

The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz pairs well with Beef, Lamb, Game Meat, Maturated Cheese, Hard Cheese, Goat Cheese.

Sparkling

The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz

Item: The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz
Rating: 66.4
Author: 50 Best Wines

Vintage Longbottom · Padthaway, Australia

The Scarlet Letter Sparkling Shiraz by Vintage Longbottom is a good sparkling from Padthaway, Australia, made from Syrah/Shiraz, rated 4.2/5 by Community Rating. With an aggregate score of 66.4/100, it represents Padthaway's sparkling winemaking tradition.

66.4

Aggregate Score

Based on community ratings across 5 vintages, normalized using Bayesian averaging.

How This Wine Compares

Better than 15% of winesAverage

AverageGoodOutstandingClassic

Critic Scores

Community Rating (2020)4.2/5

Vintages & Ratings

Year	# Ratings	Community Rating
2020	5	4.2/5
2019	5	4.2/5
2018	5	4.2/5
2017	5	4.2/5
2016	5	4.2/5

Our Review

Food Pairings

BeefLambGame MeatMaturated CheeseHard CheeseGoat Cheese

Serving Temperature

6-8°C

Aging Potential

1-3 years

Pros

+Interesting find

Why This Score?

This wine's score of 66.4 is based on 1 community rating using Bayesian averaging, which prevents wines with very few ratings from ranking artificially high. Each score source is normalized to a common 100-point scale and weighted by the credibility and consistency of the publication. This gives you a single, reliable number that reflects the consensus of the global wine community.