Winery Pikes - The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet

Winery PikesThe Hill Block Reserve Cabernet

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet of Winery Pikes is a red wine from the region of Clare Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet from the Winery Pikes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet of Winery Pikes in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate

Wine with spices taste

mint, eucalyptus

On the nose the The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet of Winery Pikes in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of jam, black currant or mint and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pikes's The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet - 2015
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet - 2012
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet from Winery Pikes are 2015, 2012

Informations about the Winery Pikes

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Clare Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Pikes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Clare Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 6000 of of Australia wines
In the top 200 of of Clare Valley wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Clare Valley

The wine region of Clare Valley is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 269 estates and châteaux in the of Clare Valley, producing 1076 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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