The Winery Thistledown of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud

Winery Thistledown - Advance Release Smart Vineyard Grenache
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Alliance Wine.
It is ranked in the top 283 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Thistledown is one of the best wineries to follow in Barossa Valley.. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Thistledown wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Thistledown

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Thistledown

How Winery Thistledown wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of baked marrow bones, savoyard fondue or sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Thistledown

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Thistledown

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tempranillo

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 .

The top pink wines of Winery Thistledown

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Thistledown

How Winery Thistledown wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed peppers or halibut with flambéed comté.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Thistledown

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Thistledown. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Thistledown.

  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Winery Thistledown

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Thistledown

How Winery Thistledown wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, garba ( ivory coast ) or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Thistledown

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Thistledown

  • 2015With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Thistledown

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 Thistledown.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Thistledown and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines

Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...

Luxury hotel tower to rise amid Seppeltsfield vineyard

Seppeltsfield proprietor and executive chairman Warren Randall said The Oscar Seppeltsfield luxury hotel and accompanying restaurant will be an icon of global importance for South Australia’s wine industry and will become ‘the most desirable epicurean destination for tourists worldwide’. Approval for construction of The Oscar Seppeltsfield was granted by the local Light Regional Council on 1 June, after a heated two-year dispute about the development. The original application to build The Oscar ...

The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.

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