The Winery Balgownie Estate of Bendigo of Victoria

Winery Balgownie Estate - Black Label Cabernet - Merlot
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Bendigo in the region of Victoria

The Winery Balgownie Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Bendigo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Balgownie Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Balgownie Estate wines in Bendigo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Balgownie Estate 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 Balgownie Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Balgownie Estate

How Winery Balgownie Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes or daniel's algerian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.22/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bendigo

The wine region of Bendigo is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Black Jack or the Domaine Black Jack produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bendigo are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Viognier and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bendigo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

In the mouth of Bendigo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 30 estates and châteaux in the of Bendigo, producing 90 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bendigo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Balgownie Estate

How Winery Balgownie Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork gyros, pasta salad with surimi or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Balgownie Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Balgownie Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.46/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sangiovese
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Balgownie Estate

How Winery Balgownie Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Balgownie Estate. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Balgownie Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Balgownie Estate

How Winery Balgownie Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Balgownie Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Balgownie Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Balgownie Estate

How Winery Balgownie Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), leg of lamb in a casserole or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Balgownie Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Balgownie Estate

  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Balgownie Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Honest

A simple and pleasant wine, without any great quality and without any defects.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Balgownie Estate

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

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.

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The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.