The Winery The Second Fleet of Coonawarra of Australie du Sud

Winery The Second Fleet - Shiraz
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Coonawarra in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery The Second Fleet is one of the best wineries to follow in Coonawarra.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Coonawarra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery The Second Fleet wines

Looking for the best Winery The Second Fleet wines in Coonawarra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery The Second Fleet 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 The Second Fleet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery The Second Fleet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery The Second Fleet

How Winery The Second Fleet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, pizza queen with merguez or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery The Second Fleet

On the nose the red wine of Winery The Second Fleet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery The Second Fleet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery The Second Fleet

  • 2019With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.54/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Coonawarra

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).

The top white wines of Winery The Second Fleet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery The Second Fleet

How Winery The Second Fleet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of wild boar bourguignon, shrimps with curry and coconut milk or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery The Second Fleet

On the nose the white wine of Winery The Second Fleet. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery The Second Fleet. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery The Second Fleet

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery The Second Fleet.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery The Second Fleet

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 The Second Fleet.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery The Second Fleet and wines from the region

Long Read: Wine had a past with sailboats. Does it have a future too?

In 2007, Frenchman Frédéric Albert founded the Compagnie de Transport Maritime à la Voile (CTMV) with the goal of decarbonising the wine industry. The firm managed to sail its 50m-vessel four times from France to Ireland, England and Canada, before going into liquidation as a consequence of the 2008 economic crisis. Despite the failure, Albert’s pioneering project was a sign for things to come. In 2013, Le Havre-based TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) followed in CTMV’s footsteps sailing some 3 ...

Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

Approved by the INV viticultural institute on 1 July, Balcarce is the fourth GI to be named in the province of Buenos Aires. The province was largely abandoned as a winemaking region in the 1930s following a law permitting wine to be made only in the Andean Cuyo region, but is is slowly making a name for itself once again with cool climate vintages. Encompassing coast, prairie and the Tandilia mountains, Balcarce is located 37 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and has until recently been known for p ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.