Winery Gracebrook VineyardsPinot noir
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The Pinot noir of the Winery Gracebrook Vineyards is in the top 0 of wines of King Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gracebrook Vineyards's Pinot noir.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir
Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.
Informations about the Winery Gracebrook Vineyards
The Winery Gracebrook Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of King Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of King Valley
The wine region of King Valley is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pizzini or the Domaine Dal Zotto produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of King Valley are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of King Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, vanilla or leather.
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.
The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
