The best wines of Clare Valley

Discover the best wines of Clare Valley of Australie du Sud as well as the best winemakers of Clare Valley and estates of Clare Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Clare Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Clare Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Clare Valley of Australie du Sud among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Clare Valley. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Clare Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Clare Valley

Red wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, lamb tagine with quince or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Clare Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Clare Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or milk chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Clare Valley. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Clare Valley

  • 1990With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.39/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Clare Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Mataro

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Clare Valley.

Discovering the wine region of Clare Valley

The wine region of Clare Valley is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 269 estates and châteaux in the of Clare Valley, producing 1076 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Clare Valley

White wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of tartiflette (from a real savoyard), shrimp curry (reunionese recipe) or milanese escalope (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Clare Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Clare Valley. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus zest or chalk and sometimes also flavors of jasmine, salt or ginger. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Clare Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Clare Valley

  • 2002With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Clare Valley

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Assyrtiko

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Clare Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Clare Valley

Sparkling wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or duck stew.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Clare Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Clare Valley. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, yeast or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Clare Valley

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Clare Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Clare Valley.

The word of the wine: Dress

Visual aspect of the wine. The colour is defined by its intensity, clarity, brilliance and colour, which indicate the level of evolution of the wine, thus giving an indication of its vintage.

Great pink wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Clare Valley

Pink wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or cordon bleu with veal and cured ham.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Clare Valley

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Clare Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or spices and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or honey.

The best vintages in pink wine of Clare Valley

  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Clare Valley

  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese
  • Tempranillo
  • Malbec
  • Mataro
  • Sciacarello

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Clare Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

Great sweet wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Clare Valley

Sweet wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, mussels with cream supers or salmon koulibiac.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Clare Valley

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Clare Valley. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, caramel or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, marmalade or kerosene. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Clare Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Clare Valley

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Clare Valley

  • Riesling
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sémillon
  • Muscatel
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Clare Valley.

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.

Great natural sweet wines of Clare Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Clare Valley

Natural sweet wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, mediterranean lamb necklace or real paella recipe from valencia.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Clare Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Touriga Nacional

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Clare Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Clare Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Clare Valley.

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.

News from the vineyard of Clare Valley

Ardbeg single malt reaches record-breaking price

The unnamed collector is set to receive 440 bottles of single malt in total from ‘Cask No. 3’ – 88 each year over the next five years, giving her a vertical series of 1975 Ardbegs bottled at 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 years old by 2026. The sum paid equates to more than £36,000 per bottle, and is more than 16 times the record amount paid at auction for a single cask of whisky – set in April this year, when a private buyer from the US paid £915,500 (hammer price) for a 1988 Macallan cask. However, pri ...

Rhône 2020 En Primeur: full vintage report and top-scoring wines

In brief: Rhône 2020 En Primeur Northern Rhône 2020: 4.5/5 A reliably fresh, balanced and approachable vintage – a return to classicism after a series of powerful years. Excellent white wines. Southern Rhône: 4/5 Fresh, juicy and immediate reds with lower alcohol than recent years, though some lack concentration. Beautiful white wines. ‘These are wines that will provide huge amounts of pleasure, straight out of the gate. It is that rare thing – an excellent vintage for early drinking.̵ ...

American whiskey becomes most valuable auction sale of its kind

The Sotheby’s New York sale of Bourbon and Rye Whiskey, held at the weekend, combined two significant collections of American whiskey, with almost 100% of lots sold and 75% of them selling for above their pre-sale high estimates. The top spot for the most expensive lot in the auction went to a bottle of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrell #4, which sold for $43,750, double its pre-sale high estimate and making it the joint most valuable bottle of rye whiskey ever sold at auction. The sum w ...

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