The Winery Pirate Cru of Barossa of Australie du Sud

Winery Pirate Cru
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 633 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Barossa in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Pirate Cru is one of the best wineries to follow in Barossa.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pirate Cru wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pirate Cru

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pirate Cru

How Winery Pirate Cru wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, pasta gratin carbonara style or meatballs catalan style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pirate Cru

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pirate Cru. often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pirate Cru. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pirate Cru

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mataro

Discovering the wine region of Barossa

Barossa is one of the six wine-producing zones of SouthAustralia, and arguably the most recognized name in the Australian wine industry. Barossa wines have attracted more international awards than any other region in the country. It is divided into two sections: the western Barossa Valley (effectively the Warmer valley floor) and on the eastern side the cooler, higher altitude Eden Valley, both of which have a distinct Geographical Indication (GI) formalized in 1997. Grapegrowing conditions vary immensely across the wider Barossa zone and this is reflected in the markedly different wine styles produced here.

Shiraz accounted for 56 percent of all plantings in the Barossa zone in 2017, focused on the Barossa Valley floor. Barossa Shiraz has traditionally been made in an intense, Powerful, expression, and is arguably Australia's most famous wine style. Riesling is particularly prominent in the Eden Valley, and can also reach quality levels comparable to any other global region. Other very high quality Barossa wines are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Semillon and Viognier.

Additionally, GSM-style blends have earned high acclaim, as Grenache and Mourvedre (also known as Mataro in the region) perform extremely well in Barossa's warm and DryClimate. Recently the zone has also been a hotbed of experimentation, with NewVine varieties such as Tempranillo and Zinfandel making their mark on local and international markets. The Barossa zone lies northeast of Adelaide Hills and is a compact geographical unit with a variable landscape of gently elevated terrain and flat valley floors. The overall climate is hard to categorize as conditions vary – not only due to the elevation but also because of the inland locations and the coastal influence.

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Discover the grape variety: Castets

Castets noir 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 medium to large bunches, and small grapes. Castets noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

News about Winery Pirate Cru and wines from the region

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

Burge is back in Krondorf winery – for the third time

The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...

The word of the wine: Pruine

A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.