Winery Alpha Crucis - Old Vine Grenache

Winery Alpha CrucisOld Vine Grenache

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Old Vine Grenache of Winery Alpha Crucis is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alpha Crucis's Old Vine Grenache.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Jurançon

Jurançon white 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 grapes of medium size. The white Jurançon can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Old Vine Grenache - 2019
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Old Vine Grenache from Winery Alpha Crucis are 2019

Informations about the Winery Alpha Crucis

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Chalk Hill.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Alpha Crucis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 15000 of of Australia wines
In the top 850 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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 wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Hard

A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.

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