Winery Coriole Vineyards - The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc

Winery Coriole VineyardsThe Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
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The The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc of Winery Coriole Vineyards is a white wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with earth taste

honey

On the nose the The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc of Winery Coriole Vineyards in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, butter or minerality.

Details and technical informations about Winery Coriole Vineyards's The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc - 2013
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.211100
The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc - 2010
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of The Optimist Reserve Chenin Blanc from Winery Coriole Vineyards are 2016, 2010, 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Coriole Vineyards

The winery offers 65 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Coriole Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 9500 of of Australia wines
In the top 700 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.

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