The Winery Mac Forbes of Yarra Valley of Victoria

Winery Mac Forbes
The winery offers 91 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 34 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Yarra Valley in the region of Victoria

The Winery Mac Forbes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mac Forbes wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Mac Forbes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mac Forbes

How Winery Mac Forbes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or rabbit in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mac Forbes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mac Forbes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mac Forbes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mac Forbes

  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mac Forbes.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Nebbiolo
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Yarra Valley

The wine region of Yarra Valley is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Yarra Valley, producing 1556 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Mac Forbes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mac Forbes

How Winery Mac Forbes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, salmon burger or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mac Forbes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mac Forbes. 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 Mac Forbes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mac Forbes

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mac Forbes.

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Winery Mac Forbes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mac Forbes

How Winery Mac Forbes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef strogonoff, mediterranean lamb necklace or couscous without couscous maker.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Mac Forbes

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mac Forbes. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mac Forbes

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mac Forbes.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mac Forbes

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

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.