The wine region of Canberra District is located in the region of Southern New South Wales of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clonakilla or the Domaine Clonakilla produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canberra District are Riesling, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or lime.
In the mouth of Canberra District is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 65 estates and châteaux in the of Canberra District, producing 305 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Canberra District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
red wines from the region of Canberra District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, lamb shoulder confit or lamb chops marinated with herbs.
On the nose in the region of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit or floral. In the mouth in the region of Canberra District is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...
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