The Leogate Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Hunter to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Leogate Estate wines in Hunter among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Leogate Estate 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 Leogate Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Leogate Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, rice with paprika and merguez or duck breast in foil (barbecue).
On the nose the red wine of Leogate Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Leogate Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Historic Australian region in New South Wales (Lower Hunter, volcanic soils, warm and humid climate tempered by coastal proximity): Semillon is a world-famous king in whites, harvested early — crisp, light, with citrus notes of lemon, lime and green apple evolving into honey, toast and hazelnut after long cellaring. Shiraz is king in reds: medium-bodied with red and black berries, spices and fine tannins, developing leathery and earthy complexity in bottle, recognised longevity, elegant perfume.
How Leogate Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna gratin, mussels with rosemary and barbecue or tiramisu (original recipe).
On the nose the sweet wine of Leogate Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
How Leogate Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, carry camaron (gambas) from reunion or turkey leg in a pressure cooker.
On the nose the white wine of Leogate Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Leogate Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.
How Leogate Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
How Leogate Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of bernard's potée, marinated leg of lamb with herbs or kimo (malagasy dish with beef).
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Planning a wine route in the of Hunter? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Leogate Estate.
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
