The Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud

Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines - Backbone GSM
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Fleurieu in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Fleurieu to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines wines

Looking for the best Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines wines in Fleurieu among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines 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 McLaren Vale III Associate Wines wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

How Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, cannelloni with brocciu from jeanne or rolled lamb shoulder with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

On the nose the red wine of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines. 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 McLaren Vale III Associate Wines. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.25/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

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 sparkling wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

How Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, shoulder of lamb in a crust or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery McLaren Vale III Associate Wines.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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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 McLaren Vale III Associate Wines.

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 McLaren Vale III Associate Wines and wines from the region

‘Ultra-rare’ Olivier Bernstein jeroboam sells for £57,000

Cult Wines partnered with Olivier Bernstein to offer the ‘ultra-rare’ jeroboam from the 2017 vintage via its new CultX digital trading platform. An auction hammer price of £57,000 ($69,000) was just under the pre-sale high estimate of £60,000. Cult Wines said the jeroboam set a new benchmark price for Romanée-St-Vivant grand cru and was sold for the equivalent of £14,250 per 75cl bottle – again demonstrating the strength of the market for high-end Burgundy wines. ‘Given the scarcity ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Billecart-Salmon’s Le Clos Saint-Hilaire: a vertical tasting

St Hilaire is the patron saint of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the pretty Champagne village which is famous for scoring 99 on the Echelle des Crus. (This classification of Champagne vineyards was developed in the mid-20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region.) Prime territory That the village missed out on grand cru status by one point is generally agreed to be an injustice – all the more so as it is home not only to the superlative Clos de ...

The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.