The Winery Mount Macleod of Gippsland of Victoria

Winery Mount Macleod - Chardonnay
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Gippsland in the region of Victoria

The Winery Mount Macleod is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Gippsland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mount Macleod wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Mount Macleod

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mount Macleod

How Winery Mount Macleod wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken blanquette, sardines with escabeche or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mount Macleod

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mount Macleod

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grüner Veltliner

Discovering the wine region of Gippsland

The wine region of Gippsland is located in the region of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bass Phillip or the Domaine William Downie produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gippsland are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gippsland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral or black fruit.

In the mouth of Gippsland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 44 estates and châteaux in the of Gippsland, producing 144 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gippsland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Mount Macleod

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mount Macleod

How Winery Mount Macleod wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, adapted vietnamese fondue or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mount Macleod

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mount Macleod

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Mount Macleod

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mount Macleod

How Winery Mount Macleod wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Clarity

The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mount Macleod

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Mount Macleod and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Clarity

The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).