The Winery Albacore of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud

Winery Albacore - Longfin Shiraz
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Albacore is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Albacore wines

Looking for the best Winery Albacore wines in McLaren Vale among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Albacore wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Albacore wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Albacore

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Albacore

How Winery Albacore wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Albacore

On the nose the red wine of Winery Albacore. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Albacore. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Albacore

  • 2008With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Albacore.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Tempranillo
  • Malbec
  • Durif

Discovering the wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Albacore

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Albacore

How Winery Albacore wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pasta with shrimp, cream and tuna quiche or romanesco cabbage and tomato gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Albacore

On the nose the white wine of Winery Albacore. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Albacore. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Albacore

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Albacore.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Albacore

Planning a wine route in the of McLaren Vale? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Albacore.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Albacore and wines from the region

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Luxury hotel tower to rise amid Seppeltsfield vineyard

Seppeltsfield proprietor and executive chairman Warren Randall said The Oscar Seppeltsfield luxury hotel and accompanying restaurant will be an icon of global importance for South Australia’s wine industry and will become ‘the most desirable epicurean destination for tourists worldwide’. Approval for construction of The Oscar Seppeltsfield was granted by the local Light Regional Council on 1 June, after a heated two-year dispute about the development. The original application to build The Oscar ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.