The Winery Pensilva Estate of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud

Winery Pensilva Estate - Cabernet Sauvignon
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 610 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Fleurieu in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Pensilva Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Fleurieu.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Fleurieu to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pensilva Estate wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pensilva Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pensilva Estate

How Winery Pensilva Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, rice with paprika and merguez or old-fashioned chicken in a pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pensilva Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pensilva Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or pepper and sometimes also flavors of plum, black cherries or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pensilva Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pensilva Estate

  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese

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.

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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 Pensilva Estate.

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 Pensilva Estate and wines from the region

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 Shortlist announced

An indispensable guide to the best wine shops, online retail, wine specialists and wine support services in the UK, the Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 Shortlist has been revealed. A highly competitive year, with entries epitomising the exceptional choice consumers have when it comes to buying wine in the UK, the 2022 edition of the Decanter Retailer Awards saw the judging panel grow with six independent experts reviewing entries. The judging process is never easy, and in many cases, commented cha ...

Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...

The word of the wine: Disgorging (champagne)

This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.