The Winery Ballast Stone of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud

Winery Ballast Stone
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Shaw Family Vintners.
It is ranked in the top 2511 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Fleurieu in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Ballast Stone is one of the best wineries to follow in Fleurieu.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Fleurieu to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ballast Stone wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Ballast Stone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ballast Stone

How Winery Ballast Stone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or deer jig.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ballast Stone

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Ballast Stone.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Fleurieu

Fleurieu is a wine zone located South of Adelaide, the administrative capital of South Australia, which takes its name from the French explorer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu. Across the zone Shiraz is the most common Grape variety, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are among the supporting cast. Five wine regions can be found within its boundaries: Currency Creek (to the west of Lake Alexandrina), Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek (between Lake Alexandrina and the town of Strathalbyn), McLaren Vale (in the northwest of the peninsula) and Southern Fleurieu (located on the peninsula and a section of the Mount Lofty Ranges). Overall, the Climate of Fleurieu is heavily affected by its proximity to the sea, producing a predominantly Mediterranean influence.

The seasons are characterized by milder temperatures than those experienced in some of South Australia's inland and high-altitude regions. The five regions within the zone have variable mesoclimates, dictated by their elevation and proximity to the coast. These conditions combine to make the peninsula an area which can support a variety of grape types.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ballast Stone

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Ballast Stone and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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The word of the wine: Trader-breeder

In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.