The Winery Penny's Hill of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud

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The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Penny's Hill is one of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Penny's Hill wines

Looking for the best Winery Penny's Hill wines in McLaren Vale among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Penny's Hill 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 Penny's Hill wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Penny's Hill

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Penny's Hill

How Winery Penny's Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with mustard, lamb curl or rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Penny's Hill

On the nose the red wine of Winery Penny's Hill. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Penny's Hill. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Penny's Hill

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Penny's Hill.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Penny's Hill

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Penny's Hill

How Winery Penny's Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of small cuttlefish a la plancha, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or spinach lasagna with béchamel sauce, goat cheese, bacon (17 th....

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Penny's Hill

On the nose the white wine of Winery Penny's Hill. often reveals types of flavors of oak, citrus fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Penny's Hill. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Penny's Hill

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.39/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Penny's Hill.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Penny's Hill

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Penny's Hill

How Winery Penny's Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baked marrow bones, lamb tagine with dried apricots or sheep's feet with mountain honey.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Penny's Hill

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Penny's Hill. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Penny's Hill

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Penny's Hill.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Penny's Hill

Planning a wine route in the of McLaren Vale? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Penny's Hill.

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 Penny's Hill and wines from the region

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

Jackson Family Wines buys first vineyard in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley

The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...

Luxury hotel tower to rise amid Seppeltsfield vineyard

Seppeltsfield proprietor and executive chairman Warren Randall said The Oscar Seppeltsfield luxury hotel and accompanying restaurant will be an icon of global importance for South Australia’s wine industry and will become ‘the most desirable epicurean destination for tourists worldwide’. Approval for construction of The Oscar Seppeltsfield was granted by the local Light Regional Council on 1 June, after a heated two-year dispute about the development. The original application to build The Oscar ...

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.