The Winery Lake's Folly of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

Winery Lake's Folly
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Lake's Folly is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lake's Folly wines

Looking for the best Winery Lake's Folly wines in Hunter Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lake's Folly 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 Lake's Folly wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Lake's Folly

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lake's Folly

How Winery Lake's Folly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), lamb with masalé sauce and rice or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lake's Folly

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lake's Folly. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lake's Folly. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lake's Folly

  • 2018With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.48/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lake's Folly.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Hunter Valley

Cradle of Australian viticulture (1825), 160 km north of Sydney. World signature: dry low-alcohol Sémillon (10-11°) with fresh citrus notes in youth, evolving after 10-15 years to candied lemon, toast, honey and beeswax, spectacular ageing. Medium-bodied "Hunter style" Shiraz, supple and earthy (leather, plum, sweet spices), capable of decades. Also Chardonnay and Verdelho.

Humid subtropical climate.

The top white wines of Winery Lake's Folly

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lake's Folly

How Winery Lake's Folly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of macaroonade from sète, salmon in foil in the microwave or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lake's Folly

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lake's Folly. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lake's Folly. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lake's Folly

  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.44/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lake's Folly.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

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Planning a wine route in the of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lake's Folly.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.