The Winery Highbank of Coonawarra of Australie du Sud

Winery Highbank - Basket Pressed
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 61 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Coonawarra in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Highbank is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Coonawarra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Highbank wines

Looking for the best Winery Highbank wines in Coonawarra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Highbank wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Highbank wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Highbank

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Highbank

How Winery Highbank wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), tagliatelle with mushrooms or marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Highbank

On the nose the red wine of Winery Highbank. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Highbank. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Highbank

  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Highbank.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Coonawarra

The wine region of Coonawarra is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Katnook or the Domaine Wynns produce mainly wines red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coonawarra are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coonawarra often reveals types of flavors of cream, black fruit or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of sage, graphite or mushroom.

In the mouth of Coonawarra is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 240 estates and châteaux in the of Coonawarra, producing 748 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coonawarra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Highbank

Planning a wine route in the of Coonawarra? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Highbank.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Braucol

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