Winery Berton VineyardThe Optimist Semillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Optimist Semillon of Winery Berton Vineyard in the region of Australie du Sud-Est often reveals types of flavors of cream, melon or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Optimist Semillon
Pairings that work perfectly with The Optimist Semillon
Original food and wine pairings with The Optimist Semillon
The The Optimist Semillon of Winery Berton Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of light salmon steaks and, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or gaufress and light.
Details and technical informations about Winery Berton Vineyard's The Optimist Semillon.
Discover the grape variety: Négret castrais
The négret castrais is called mauzac noir. It is in the region of Toulouse that we find this variety doomed to disappear. Its origins are to be found in the Gaillac region, where it reaches maturity during the second period. The plant likes clay-limestone soils. It can be recognized by its late buds. Its bunches have short peduncles bearing compact, truncated cone-shaped loads. They are often winged and loaded with medium-sized berries. The pulp is covered with a thick skin whose colour is more or less red depending on the sun exposure of the bunch. Worms, excoliosis and powdery mildew are the main enemies of this variety. When vinified, Castres Negret gives off a fairly good character from its mauzac stock. The wine gives off notes of vanilla, apple, pear and jasmine. The juice is not very colourful and light in the mouth.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Optimist Semillon from Winery Berton Vineyard are 2017, 2012
Informations about the Winery Berton Vineyard
The Winery Berton Vineyard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 105 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud-Est to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Australie du Sud-Est
South East Australia is a geographical indication (GI) covering the entire south-eastern third of Australia. The western boundary of this area extends 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) across the Australian continent from the Pacific coast of Queensland to the Southern Ocean coast of South Australia. This vast wine 'super zone' effectively encompasses all the major Australian wine regions outside Western Australia. Rainforest, mountain ranges, scrubland, desert and Dry riverbeds occupy the majority of the land in the South East Australian area.
The word of the wine: Ugni blanc
White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).
