The Winery Briar Ridge of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

Winery Briar Ridge
The winery offers 75 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 242 of the estates of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Briar Ridge is one of the best wineries to follow in Hunter Valley.. It offers 75 wines for sale in of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Briar Ridge wines

Looking for the best Winery Briar Ridge wines in Hunter Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Briar Ridge 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 Briar Ridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Briar Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Briar Ridge

How Winery Briar Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or mussels with white wine and tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Briar Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Briar Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Briar Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Briar Ridge

  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Briar Ridge.

  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Albariño
  • Fiano
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.

Hunter Valley Semillons are renowned for their ability to improve with age. The better examples develop in bottle for more than 15 years. Classic examples are made simply from early picked fruit and bottled Young, with Alcohol levels between 10 and 12 percent. The wines start out with a fresh, grassy, citrus taste with tangy Acidity.

However they evolve into Golden wines with nutty, honeyed notes and a luscious mouthfeel. Though unoaked and not having undergone malolactic fermentation, they can be mistaken for oaky chardonnays, even by experienced tasters. The valley's relationship with Chardonnay is 100 years shorter, but no less significant. It was here that Australia's first Chardonnay was made – from vines planted by the Tyrrell winery of Pokolbin in 1968.

The top red wines of Winery Briar Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Briar Ridge

How Winery Briar Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef stew, harira algerian soup or violet omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Briar Ridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Briar Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Briar Ridge. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Briar Ridge

  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Briar Ridge.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Briar Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Briar Ridge

How Winery Briar Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes with beer, steamed pork chops or cassoulet with duck confit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Briar Ridge.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Gourmet

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The top pink wines of Winery Briar Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Briar Ridge

How Winery Briar Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, stuffed mushrooms or rabbit with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Briar Ridge

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Briar Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Briar Ridge

  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Briar Ridge.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Briar Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Briar Ridge

How Winery Briar Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of traditional pastry flan.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Briar Ridge

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Briar Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Briar Ridge.

  • Moscato

The word of the wine: Structure

Refers to both the structure and the overall constitution of a wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Briar Ridge

Planning a wine route in the of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Briar Ridge.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Briar Ridge and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The word of the wine: Gourmet

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