The Winery Carlei of Port Phillip of Victoria

Winery Carlei
The winery offers 70 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 325 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Port Phillip in the region of Victoria

The Winery Carlei is one of the best wineries to follow in Port Phillip.. It offers 70 wines for sale in of Port Phillip to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Carlei wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Carlei

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Carlei

How Winery Carlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or autumn duck aiguillette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Carlei

On the nose the red wine of Winery Carlei. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Carlei. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Carlei

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.75/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sangiovese
  • Nebbiolo
  • Barbera

Discovering the wine region of Port Phillip

Port Phillip is a qualitatively significant wine-producing zone in the Australian state of Victoria. Named for the bay it surrounds, it benefits both from its location near the state capital Melbourne and the high quality of its Terroir, which produces some of Australia's most important wines, Particularly in the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula GIs (Geographical Indications). Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are among the most important grape varieties made here with Australia's favorite grape variety Shiraz also figuring in the inventory. Like most large-scale wine zones, there is considerable variation in both topography and Climate throughout Port Phillip.

Overall, the zone can be classed as cool climate, mostly thanks to the close proximity to the Bass Strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland. Cool winds help to extend the growing season here, offering some respite from high sunshine hours and maintaining levels of Acidity in the grapes. Port Phillip Bay itself also provides this service. Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula are Port Phillip's most significant regions, but the lesser-known Sunbury, Macedon Ranges and Geelong GIs also fall under the catchment of the zone.

There are more than 200 wineries within these five regions, most of which are small, boutique operations showcasing their produce through the Cellar doors which have become an intrinsic part of the Australian wine culture. Port Phillip's main legacy is one of quality, not quantity. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay dominate the conversation in Port Phillip; these Burgundy classics are responsible for some of the zone's most sought-after wines. Shiraz is important as well and takes on a very different flavor profile in the cool climate, that being more inclined toward spice than rich fruit.

The top white wines of Winery Carlei

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Carlei

How Winery Carlei wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, filet mignon with curry or pork tenderloin with vegetables in a pressure cooker.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Carlei

On the nose the white wine of Winery Carlei. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Carlei

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Carlei

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

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.