Winery Dominique Portet - Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet

Winery Dominique PortetFontaine Shiraz - Cabernet

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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 Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Dominique Portet is a red wine from the region of Yarra Valley of Victoria.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet from the Winery Dominique Portet

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Dominique Portet in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dominique Portet's Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet - 2010
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet - 2007
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Fontaine Shiraz - Cabernet from Winery Dominique Portet are 2010, 2007

Informations about the Winery Dominique Portet

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yarra Valley in the region of Victoria

The Winery Dominique Portet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 8000 of of Australia wines
In the top 200 of of Yarra Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yarra Valley

The wine region of Yarra Valley is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Yarra Valley, producing 1556 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Ample

Said of a generous wine with a rich body that gives an impression of fullness in the mouth.

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