The Winery Montara of Central Victoria of Victoria

Winery Montara - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 43 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 142 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Central Victoria in the region of Victoria

The Winery Montara is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Victoria.. It offers 43 wines for sale in of Central Victoria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Montara wines

Looking for the best Winery Montara wines in Central Victoria among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Montara 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 Montara wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Montara

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Montara

How Winery Montara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or fish and chips (english batter).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Montara

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Montara

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.54/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Central Victoria

CentralVictoria">Victoria, as the name suggests, occupies the middle portion of the state's wine map. It is the most diverse of all Victorian wine zones in terms of the number of wine styles it is capable of producing. Geographically speaking, Central Victoria is a relatively small zone in comparison to its neighbours, in Particular Big Rivers to the North. However the variable landscapes ranging from vast plains to moderately elevated terrains, Dense forests and the slopes of mountain ranges are attributed to the versatility of wine found here.

Unsurprisingly, some of the most recognizable names of the Australian wine industry have their vineyards in Central Victoria. The zone is comprised of several regions and subregions. The large expanse of Goulburn Valley and Bendigo in the flatter northern part of the zone (on the border of NewSouthWales) have a warmer, drier Climate that is conducive to Rich, Heavy styles of wine. Here, Shiraz is king, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay providing other options for winegrowers.

The Strathbogie Ranges and Upper Goulburn areas are cooler due to their position among the mountains of the Great Dividing Range, and excel in more aromatic varieties like Riesling and Pinot Noir. Heathcote, on the western edge of the zone, is cooler thanks to the influence of the Mount Camel Range. These topographical variations mean particular grape varieties are suited to specific locations, as suggested by their GIs (Geographical Indications).

The top white wines of Winery Montara

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Montara

How Winery Montara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, salmon in bellevue or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Montara

On the nose the white wine of Winery Montara. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Montara. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 Montara

Planning a wine route in the of Central Victoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Montara.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Montara and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Hitting the right note

Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...

Hitting the right note

Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...

The word of the wine: Tense

Said of a lively and nervous wine.