The Winery La Curio of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud

Winery La Curio
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the The Confessional.
It is ranked in the top 96 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Fleurieu in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery La Curio is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Fleurieu to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Curio wines

Looking for the best Winery La Curio wines in Fleurieu among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Curio 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 La Curio wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery La Curio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Curio

How Winery La Curio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef goulash, veal colombo or pork stew with bacon and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Curio

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Curio. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Curio. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Curio

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese
  • Mataro
  • Primitivo

Discovering the wine region of Fleurieu

Fleurieu is a wine zone located South of Adelaide, the administrative capital of South Australia, which takes its name from the French explorer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu. Across the zone Shiraz is the most common Grape variety, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are among the supporting cast. Five wine regions can be found within its boundaries: Currency Creek (to the west of Lake Alexandrina), Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek (between Lake Alexandrina and the town of Strathalbyn), McLaren Vale (in the northwest of the peninsula) and Southern Fleurieu (located on the peninsula and a section of the Mount Lofty Ranges). Overall, the Climate of Fleurieu is heavily affected by its proximity to the sea, producing a predominantly Mediterranean influence.

The seasons are characterized by milder temperatures than those experienced in some of South Australia's inland and high-altitude regions. The five regions within the zone have variable mesoclimates, dictated by their elevation and proximity to the coast. These conditions combine to make the peninsula an area which can support a variety of grape types.

The top pink wines of Winery La Curio

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Curio

How Winery La Curio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of lamb chops à la champvallon, gizzards in sauce or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery La Curio

  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Curio.

  • Aglianico

Discover the grape variety: Aglianico

A very old grape variety grown in Italy, some believe it to be of Greek origin. In France, it is practically unknown. It can be found in Australia, the United States (California), Argentina, etc. It should not be confused with Aglianicone, another grape variety grown in Italy, which is, however, very similar to Aglianico.

The top white wines of Winery La Curio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Curio

How Winery La Curio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rougail sausage, fish pot or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Curio

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Curio. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Curio. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Curio

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Curio.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Curio

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

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

News about Winery La Curio and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".