The Winery Pontifex of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud

Winery Pontifex
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 436 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Pontifex is one of the best wineries to follow in Barossa Valley.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pontifex wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pontifex

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pontifex

How Winery Pontifex wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with mustard, spaghetti with summer vegetables or baekenofe (alsatian meat stew).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pontifex

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pontifex. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pontifex. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pontifex

  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Pontifex and wines from the region

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What the Decanter team is drinking this Christmas

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The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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