Winery De Bortoli - Riorret Merricks Grove

Winery De BortoliRiorret Merricks Grove

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Riorret Merricks Grove of Winery De Bortoli is a red wine from the region of Mornington Peninsula of Victoria.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Details and technical informations about Winery De Bortoli's Riorret Merricks Grove.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Calabrese

Most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very well known. It should be noted that a certain number of Italian grape varieties bear the synonym or name "calabrese", whether or not followed by an epithet, and care should be taken not to confuse them. Calabrese is also known in the United States, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta. In France, it is virtually absent from the vineyard, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Informations about the Winery De Bortoli

The winery offers 525 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 250 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mornington Peninsula in the region of Victoria

The Winery De Bortoli is one of wineries to follow in Mornington Peninsula.. It offers 462 wines for sale in the of Mornington Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 30000 of of Australia wines
In the top 4500 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 650000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mornington Peninsula

The wine region of Mornington Peninsula is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Moorooduc or the Domaine Hurley produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mornington Peninsula are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mornington Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or lime and sometimes also flavors of butter, peach or tropical.


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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The word of the wine: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

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