Winery Cathcart RidgeCabernet Sauvignon
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The Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Cathcart Ridge is in the top 0 of wines of Grampians.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cathcart Ridge's Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Souvignier gris
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner obtained in 1983 by Norbert Becker in Freiburg (Germany). A resistance gene has been identified to oidium, no gene to mildew. It can be found in Germany, but also in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, ... and in France.
Informations about the Winery Cathcart Ridge
The Winery Cathcart Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Grampians to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grampians
The wine region of Grampians is located in the region of Western Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mount Langi Ghiran or the Domaine Halls Gap produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grampians are Riesling, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grampians often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
The word of the wine: Deep
A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.
