The Winery Lethbridge is one of the world's great estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in of Port Phillip to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Lethbridge wines in Port Phillip among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Lethbridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, sliced endives with ham or mymy's golden apples (squash).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Lethbridge. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lethbridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Port Phillip is a qualitatively significant wine-producing zone in the Australian state of Victoria. Named for the bay it surrounds, it benefits both from its location near the state capital Melbourne and the high quality of its Terroir, which produces some of Australia's most important wines, Particularly in the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula GIs (Geographical Indications).
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are among the most important grape varieties made here with Australia's favorite grape variety Shiraz also figuring in the inventory.
Like most large-scale wine zones, there is considerable variation in both topography and Climate throughout Port Phillip.
Overall, the zone can be classed as cool climate, mostly thanks to the close proximity to the Bass Strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland. Cool winds help to extend the growing season here, offering some respite from high sunshine hours and maintaining levels of Acidity in the grapes. Port Phillip Bay itself also provides this service.
Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula are Port Phillip's most significant regions, but the lesser-known Sunbury, Macedon Ranges and Geelong GIs also fall under the catchment of the zone.
There are more than 200 wineries within these five regions, most of which are small, boutique operations showcasing their produce through the Cellar doors which have become an intrinsic part of the Australian wine culture. Port Phillip's main legacy is one of quality, not quantity.
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay dominate the conversation in Port Phillip; these Burgundy classics are responsible for some of the zone's most sought-after wines. Shiraz is important as well and takes on a very different flavor profile in the cool climate, that being more inclined toward spice than rich fruit.
How Winery Lethbridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, toasted bagel with smoked salmon or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Lethbridge. 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 Lethbridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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).
How Winery Lethbridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, navarin of lamb or country-style veal roulades with risotto.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lethbridge. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
See cabernet franc.
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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.
