Winery Rutherglen Estates - Durif

Winery Rutherglen EstatesDurif

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Durif of Winery Rutherglen Estates is a red wine from the region of Rutherglen of Victoria.
This wine generally goes well with
The Durif of the Winery Rutherglen Estates is in the top 10 of wines of Rutherglen.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Durif of Winery Rutherglen Estates in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rutherglen Estates's Durif.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Durif

Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). 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-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Durif - 2016
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Durif - 2015
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Durif - 2014
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Durif - 2013
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Durif - 2012
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Durif - 2009
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Durif - 2008
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Durif from Winery Rutherglen Estates are 2013, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2004.

Informations about the Winery Rutherglen Estates

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherglen in the region of Victoria

The Winery Rutherglen Estates is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Rutherglen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 1500 of of Australia wines
In the top 10 of of Rutherglen wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rutherglen

The wine region of Rutherglen is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Warrabilla or the Domaine Warrabilla produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherglen are Durif, Muscadelle and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherglen often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, orange zest or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.


The wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

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