Winery Highbank - Basket Pressed

Winery HighbankBasket Pressed

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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 Basket Pressed of Winery Highbank is a red wine from the region of Coonawarra of Australie du Sud.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Basket Pressed from the Winery Highbank

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Basket Pressed of Winery Highbank in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Basket Pressed of Winery Highbank in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Highbank's Basket Pressed.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Basket Pressed - 2001
In the top 100 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Basket Pressed - 1999
In the top 100 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Basket Pressed - 1998
In the top 100 of of Coonawarra wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Basket Pressed from Winery Highbank are 1998, 1999, 2001

Informations about the Winery Highbank

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Coonawarra in the region of Australie du Sud

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

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 8000 of of Australia wines
In the top 150 of of Coonawarra wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Smooth

Said of a wine that has a mouthfeel reminiscent of the creamy texture of fats.

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