The Winery Olive Hills of Rutherglen of Victoria

Winery Olive Hills - Durif
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 150 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Rutherglen in the region of Victoria

The Winery Olive Hills is one of the best wineries to follow in Rutherglen.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rutherglen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Olive Hills wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Olive Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Olive Hills

How Winery Olive Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Olive Hills

On the nose the red wine of Winery Olive Hills. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

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

  • Durif
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Rutherglen

The wine region of Rutherglen is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Warrabilla or the Domaine Warrabilla produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherglen are Durif, Muscadelle and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherglen often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, orange zest or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

In the mouth of Rutherglen is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 29 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherglen, producing 237 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherglen go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Olive Hills

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

Discover the grape variety: Durif

Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). 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-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

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The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.