Discover the best wines of Upper Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud as well as the best winemakers of Upper Hunter Valley and estates of Upper Hunter Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Upper Hunter Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Looking for a good wine of Upper Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Upper Hunter 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 Upper Hunter Valley with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Upper Hunter Valley cheap or sell a red wine of Upper Hunter Valley at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Red wines from the region of Upper Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or chicken colombo.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Upper Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Upper Hunter Valley. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
GI sub-region of the Hunter Valley (NSW), further inland (Denman, Scone, Muswellbrook) at slightly higher altitude: Chardonnay dominates (70%+) with rich oaked flavours of peach and cream, sometimes blended with Semillon into aromatic whites. Robust reds complement. Warmer and drier than Lower Hunter, free-draining sandy-loamy soils — favourable dry season delivers crisp white profiles without excessive subtropical humidity.
Want to buy a white wine of Upper Hunter Valley cheap or sell a white wine of Upper Hunter Valley at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of Upper Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, quick salmon skewers or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Upper Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Upper Hunter Valley. is a powerful.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Want to buy a pink wine of Upper Hunter Valley cheap or sell a pink wine of Upper Hunter Valley at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Pink wines from the region of Upper Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole or obelix's boar leg in the oven.
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Upper Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.
Want to buy a sweet wine of Upper Hunter Valley cheap or sell a sweet wine of Upper Hunter Valley at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sweet wines from the region of Upper Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon lasagna, cuttlefish with cider or ultra-fast and yet so light....
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
