The Winery Red Empress is one of the best wineries to follow in Coonawarra.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Coonawarra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Red Empress wines in Coonawarra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Red Empress 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 Red Empress wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Red Empress wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of thai beef curry, pasta with merguez or homemade pork curry.
The wine region of Coonawarra is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Katnook or the Domaine Wynns produce mainly wines red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coonawarra are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coonawarra often reveals types of flavors of cream, black fruit or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of sage, graphite or mushroom.
In the mouth of Coonawarra is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 240 estates and châteaux in the of Coonawarra, producing 748 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coonawarra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Planning a wine route in the of Coonawarra? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Red Empress.
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
