The Winery Last Horizon of Tamar Valley of Tasmanie

Winery Last Horizon - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the McWilliam's.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Tasmanie.
It is located in Tamar Valley in the region of Tasmanie

The Winery Last Horizon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Tamar Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Last Horizon wines

Looking for the best Winery Last Horizon wines in Tamar Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Last Horizon 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 Last Horizon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Last Horizon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Last Horizon

How Winery Last Horizon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Last Horizon

On the nose the red wine of Winery Last Horizon. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Last Horizon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Last Horizon

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Tamar Valley

Tamar Valley is a wine-producing region on the Northern coast of Tasmania. It occupies an area around Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city, and follows the course of the Tamar river for approximately 30 miles (50km). Like much of Tasmania, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling are the most important grape varieties planted here, making balanced, premium wines in the area's cool maritime Climate. Sauvignon Blanc has also become important in Tamar Valley, as has Pinot Gris, which is also labeled here under the guise of Pinot Grigio and Gewurztraminer.

Cabernet Franc has also proved useful, and has been responsible for some of Tamar Valley's most prestigious wines. The region also produces top quality Sparkling wines using the traditional method. The Tamar Valley has a very Long histroy of wine production, with the first commercial vineyards appearing around the town of Windermere in the mid 1800s. The valley was even the source of cuttings for the first vineyards in Victoria">Victoria and South Australia.

The industry did not grow significantly, mainly due to labour being lured to the Victoria Gold mines. However, today the valley accounts for around 40 percent of the island's wine output. The valley Lies at a latitude of around 42° south, and has similar cool climate chracteristics to the Côte d'Or in Burgundy. The vineyards are mostly located close to the Tamar river itself, particularly on its southern side to the north and south of Exeter.

The top white wines of Winery Last Horizon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Last Horizon

How Winery Last Horizon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of baked pumpkin, fish and seafood gratin or special' tagliatelle carbonara.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Last Horizon.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Last Horizon

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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