Wines made from Roussanne grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Roussanne as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Roussanne
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Roussanne grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 51% of Roussanne
- Tree fruitPresent in 51% of Roussanne
- OakPresent in 46% of Roussanne
- MicrobioPresent in 39% of Roussanne
- Citrus fruitPresent in 38% of Roussanne
- Non oakPresent in 31% of Roussanne
- SpicesPresent in 26% of Roussanne
- VegetalPresent in 23% of Roussanne
- FloralPresent in 20% of Roussanne
- Tropical fruitPresent in 20% of Roussanne
- Black fruitPresent in 9% of Roussanne
- CitrusPresent in 8% of Roussanne
- StonePresent in 8% of Roussanne
- LemonPresent in 7% of Roussanne
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Roussanne
- CreamPresent in 6% of Roussanne
- OakyPresent in 6% of Roussanne
- TropicalPresent in 6% of Roussanne
- ApricotPresent in 6% of Roussanne
- PearPresent in 6% of Roussanne