The wine region of Porongurup is located in the region of Great Southern of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marchand & Burch or the Domaine Castle Rock Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Porongurup are Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Porongurup often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Porongurup is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Porongurup, producing 45 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porongurup go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
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