Winery De Bortoli - Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif

Winery De BortoliRed Sheep Oak Aged Durif

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif of Winery De Bortoli is a red wine from the region of Riverina of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak

On the nose the Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery De Bortoli's Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Durif

Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif - 2012
In the top 100 of of Riverina wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif - 2010
In the top 100 of of Riverina wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Red Sheep Oak Aged Durif from Winery De Bortoli are 2012, 2010

Informations about the Winery De Bortoli

The winery offers 478 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the De Bortoli Wines.
It is in the top 70 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Riverina in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery De Bortoli is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 462 wines for sale in the of Riverina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 8500 of of Australia wines
In the top 1500 of of Riverina wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Riverina

The wine region of Riverina is located in the region of Big Rivers of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Bortoli or the Domaine Bimbadgen produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Riverina are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Durif, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Riverina often reveals types of flavors of citrus, violet or tangerine and sometimes also flavors of clove, mushroom or wax.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

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