Winery Balgownie Estate - Black Label Cabernet - Merlot

Winery Balgownie EstateBlack Label Cabernet - Merlot

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Black Label Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Balgownie Estate is a red wine from the region of Bendigo of Victoria.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Black Label Cabernet - Merlot of the Winery Balgownie Estate is in the top 10 of wines of Bendigo.

Taste structure of the Black Label Cabernet - Merlot from the Winery Balgownie Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Black Label Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Balgownie Estate in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Black Label Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Balgownie Estate in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Balgownie Estate's Black Label Cabernet - Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Black Label Cabernet - Merlot - 2016
In the top 10 of of Bendigo wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Black Label Cabernet - Merlot - 2015
In the top 10 of of Bendigo wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Black Label Cabernet - Merlot - 2014
In the top 10 of of Bendigo wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Black Label Cabernet - Merlot - 2012
In the top 10 of of Bendigo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Black Label Cabernet - Merlot - 2010
In the top 10 of of Bendigo wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Black Label Cabernet - Merlot from Winery Balgownie Estate are 2014, 2015, 2010, 2016 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Balgownie Estate

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bendigo in the region of Victoria

The Winery Balgownie Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Bendigo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 8500 of of Australia wines
In the top 15 of of Bendigo wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

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