Winery Balnaves - Chardonnay

Winery BalnavesChardonnay

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Chardonnay of Winery Balnaves is a white wine from the region of Coonawarra of Australie du Sud.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Chardonnay of the Winery Balnaves is in the top 90 of wines of Coonawarra.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay from the Winery Balnaves

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay of Winery Balnaves in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, lemon curd

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with vegetal taste

chard

Wine with floral taste

apple blossom

On the nose the Chardonnay of Winery Balnaves in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cream, melon or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of lemon curd, floral or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Balnaves's Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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

Last vintages of this wine

Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Chardonnay from Winery Balnaves are 2012, 2014, 2015, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Balnaves

The winery offers 11 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 Coonawarra in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Balnaves is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Coonawarra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 5500 of of Australia wines
In the top 90 of of Coonawarra wines
In the top 40000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Coonawarra

The wine region of Coonawarra is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Katnook or the Domaine Wynns produce mainly wines red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coonawarra are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coonawarra often reveals types of flavors of cream, black fruit or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of sage, graphite or mushroom.


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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