Winexpert Selection Luna Rossa Wine Kit Reviews

4.8 Rating 8 Reviews

Bold, robust and intense. Largest, most full-bodied red wine ever. Is complex, with rich layers of fruit and solid supporting tannins, capped by a long oak finish.

30 Bottle Kit.
15 litres of grape juice - yields 23 litres of wine.
Ready to bottle in 6 weeks.

Characteristics

Sweetness: Dry
Body: Medium Full
Oak Intensity: Heavy

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Christopher J

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“Mistakes can be costly – so nobody should attempt to make this for their FIRST EVER 30 bottle kit. However QUALITY really does win the day if you get the process right. This wine-kit has QUALITY by the bucket-load. IT is the go to red of my first choice and it really is a truly FULL BODIED red. Patient, experienced and confident home wine-makers will; a) achieve unrivaled results and b) come to realise just how awful many commercial wines can be. The expectation ought to be that this wine will not be truly ready until 12 months after commencement. There is so much body, so much oak, and sufficient tannins that this wine can seem course when young. This drove me the way of over-clarifying it – and that was a mistake. The finer particulates that would otherwise remain will improve the wine immensely PROVIDING it is allowed the time to age and mature. My first batch was simply the best red wine I have ever tasted except for a classy French vintage that had been purchased and cellared for so many years it had advanced to notably tawny colour of red. The second batch fell short on excellence because I over-clarified it through filtering. The third batch was not over-clarified but, down to my lack of care, it was rather more oxidised than it should have been. My next batch will be my forth.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Christopher J

Verified Reviewer

“My next batch will be my forth. This time I will not permit other responsibilities or pressures in my life to compromise any standards of care needed for wine-making or home-brewing. After fermentation in the vessel I will first-rack as directed but I will delay fining. I will allow it to age in a carbuoy while settling out and while still resting on the lees, and for three months minimum, in a cool place and with light excluded. I WILL swap the airlock for a TIGHT-FITTING bung. Then I MIGHT stir in the finings. BOTTLES will be thoroughly prepared in advance of fining. AFTER the second racking into a clean vessel I WILL bottle without delay (into said bottles that have been sterilised yet again). On the FIRST ANNIVERSARY after mixing and pitching I will open the first bottle and marvel that the effort, patience, and attention to details can result that wine that cost the order of £3.00 per bottle to make could blow the socks off commercially made wines that may retail for twenty-times that amount. Going forwards the rate of production must exceed the rate of consumption so that given time so that I may end up with bottles that have aged three, four, five years or even more. Rather than marking the bottles with a ‘Best Before’ date perhaps 10 bottles can be labelled for consumption after one year, another 5 reserved for after two years, and so on. Cheers everybody!”

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Posted 5 years ago

“My second batch and both turned out well. Smooth with plenty of flavour. The main influence is the 16 litres of grape juice so enough body / texture is their. It improved a little in the bottle over 6 months. I would recommend. Pricing is reasonable for this kit which is well described.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Like the Sangiovese kit it’s typical and true of the Italian type. But the fruity flavours of cherries evident in the Sangiovese are not present but the Luna Rosa is a richer flavour not better just different. IMHO this kit type having 15 litres of grape juice hits the spot but does not produce the highest quality due to the lack of grape skins and this is typical of kit wines. Some improvement of flavour is seen on keeping for 6 to 9 months but not overly so. This said it’s a very good standard kit wine that everyone can enjoy and can certainly be recommended.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I selected this kit as I expected this to have first rate mouth feel and provide me the flexibility to craft a wine to my taste. Eight months have passed since making this kit, being careful at the outset to slow fermentation by maintaining 18C to allow for more forward fruit and leaving that wine to clear in the barrel. I did not fine as again I wanted to maximise taste...... 4 Months in the barrel and I judged the oaking was sufficient. The taste at this stage was good .... but I knew would improve in the bottle. Eight months in it is a fab wine .... far far better than you would get at the local off licence ... reckon that in six months it will be peaking.... A smooth yet tannin rich red with maximum mouth feel , heavy fruit and good legs on the glass..... the 25l oak barrel made such a difference .... cheers...”

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Posted 7 years ago

“This kit has 16 ltrs of juice and it is evident that results in a premium product. The smell of the juice is quite delicious. The kit is easy to make although I always find getting the top of the plastic juice bottle quite cumbersome and beware - it is heavy to lift and pour. The usual initial ferment takes place and I found it to be quite feisty. It fermented quickly and there are the usual steps of racking off several times etc. Very important with this wine to really stir at the end before clarifying to get rid of the gases. I use a drill and mixer and it seems to work so much better than mixing with a spoon. Then get it in those sterilised bottles and wait. And, believe me, it is worth waiting for. Use corks and good bottles. I know nowadays people are using plastic and screw top glass/plastic bottles but this is a wine that deserves careful bottling. You can drink it soon after - say 6 or so weeks after bottling but keep it loooonger. As long as you can. Remember, if you are going to keep it longer than 6 months, add a half tsp or so of metabisulphate to the full fermentor of wine just before you bottle. I have made several of these now and I tried a bottle the other day I made last October. It is mellow, raisiny, full, ripe, bold and leathery all at once. So easy to drink. Not too flashy and exuberant. Reminiscent of Amarone. I only got 28 bottles out of this kit but at less than £3.00 a bottle it is of the quality that you would pay over £12.00 a bottle in a shop. If you were lucky to find something as nice as this of course”

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Posted 8 years ago

“The kit I ordered was out of stock . Love brewing (Richard) called me and recomended Luna Rossa as substitute. Gosh. Was I pleased to take Richard's advice. The wine , even with a short maturation, is Ambrosia. The product description is accurate. Have just ordered second kit. Recomended.”

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Posted 10 years ago

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Posted 10 years ago