The Winery La Curio of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud

Winery La Curio - New World Order Sangiovese
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 quick beef and cheese yakitori, home-made coq au vin or baked dumplings.

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 couscous chicken and merguez, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or endives with ham (improved).

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: 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).

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 tartiflette (from a real savoyard), leek and tuna pie or cream and tuna quiche.

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: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.

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: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery La Curio and wines from the region

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Frescobaldi’s Gorgona: A day on the prison island

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The word of the wine: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.