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 roast monkfish with bacon, couscous without couscous maker or duck confit parmentier.

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 turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, koskera hake (basque country) or baked chicken legs.

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: 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.

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 braciola (southern italy), leg of lamb in braillouse or autumn duck aiguillette.

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: Oenographer

Wine label collector. It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the labels of famous vintages, which thus seek to avoid forgeries.

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 thai beef curry, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.

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: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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 roast pork orloff, mi sao or thai rice, asian style.

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: Premier cru

In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.

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 fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or dal lentils with coconut milk.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Viognier

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: Muscat of Alexandria

News from the vineyard of Clare Valley

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

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