Winery First DropThe Matador Garnacha
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Matador Garnacha of Winery First Drop in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, white pepper or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with The Matador Garnacha
Pairings that work perfectly with The Matador Garnacha
Original food and wine pairings with The Matador Garnacha
The The Matador Garnacha of Winery First Drop matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or caramelized pork ribs.
Details and technical informations about Winery First Drop's The Matador Garnacha.
Discover the grape variety: Vinhão
Intensely coloured and lively reds for drinking young, with a deep, near-black purple colour, firm tannins, a nervous palate, and signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices and fresh inky notes. Very acidic and highly coloured, sometimes slightly pétillant. Star of the Vinho Verde tinto DOC (Basto sub-region), signature aromatic variety of the red Minho green wines. Native Portuguese black variety, identical to Sousão and Galician Sousón.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Matador Garnacha from Winery First Drop are 2014, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery First Drop
The Winery First Drop is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa
World icon of Australian Shiraz (~50% of plantings). Powerful, sun-filled reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, black plum, dark chocolate, liquorice, leather and sweet spices (pepper, clove), round tannins and generous opulence. Old vines among the world's oldest (Shiraz from 1843, Turkey Flat). Also fruity, sun-filled Grenache, firm Mataro (Mourvèdre), dense Cabernet Sauvignon and ample Sémillon.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Tired
Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.
