Top 100 wines of Mount Benson

Discover the top 100 best wines of Mount Benson of Limestone Coast as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Mount Benson and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Mount Benson

The wine region of Mount Benson is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine M. Chapoutier or the Domaine Good Intentions Wine Co produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Benson are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Mount Benson often reveals types of flavors of smoke, apples or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, raspberry or red fruit. In the mouth of Mount Benson is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Mount Benson, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mount Benson go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of Mount Benson

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...

‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...

Americans swindled in $13m wine investment scam

The authorities have charged Casey Alexander, who lives in the UK, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is accused of running three companies – Windsor Jones, Charles Winn and Vintage Whisky Casks – which obtained the phone numbers of elderly Americans and cold-called them. Investigators said the companies used ‘aggressive and deceptive tactics’ to convince people to wire them money, promising them huge returns. Windsor Jones’ website, which lists the company’s address as Wilmington, D ...