Winery BallabourneenBuckets Shiraz
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The Buckets Shiraz of the Winery Ballabourneen is in the top 0 of wines of Hunter Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ballabourneen's Buckets Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Perlette
Seedless table grape with long clusters and golden berries, thin skin and crisp flesh, sweet fresh taste. Early-ripening and productive. Grown in California, Mexico, Argentina and Chile for export markets, valued for its attractive appearance and excellent shelf life. White seedless American variety obtained in 1936 in California, widely distributed in supermarkets.
Informations about the Winery Ballabourneen
The Winery Ballabourneen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Australia's 2nd wine state with diverse regions. Iconic Hunter Valley: a Sémillon unlike any other, straight, low-alcohol dry whites with vivid citrus when young, evolving over 10-20 years toward honey, toast and lanolin. Medium-bodied Hunter Shiraz, spicy and earthy (leather, red fruits). Also round Chardonnay and aromatic Verdelho.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
