Top 100 wines of Kangaroo Island

Discover the top 100 best wines of Kangaroo Island of Fleurieu as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Kangaroo Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Kangaroo Island

The wine region of Kangaroo Island is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Islander or the Domaine The Islander produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kangaroo Island are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kangaroo Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Kangaroo Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 18 estates and châteaux in the of Kangaroo Island, producing 70 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Kangaroo Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Kangaroo Island

wines from the region of Kangaroo Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, berber giblet frying pan or real paella recipe from valencia.