The Winery Virgin Hills of Macedon Ranges of Victoria

Winery Virgin Hills - Red
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 12 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Macedon Ranges in the region of Victoria

The Winery Virgin Hills is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Macedon Ranges to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Virgin Hills wines

Looking for the best Winery Virgin Hills wines in Macedon Ranges among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Virgin Hills 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 Virgin Hills wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Virgin Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Virgin Hills

How Winery Virgin Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, royal couscous or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Virgin Hills

On the nose the red wine of Winery Virgin Hills. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Virgin Hills

  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Macedon Ranges

The wine region of Macedon Ranges is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bindi or the Domaine Curly Flat produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Macedon Ranges are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Macedon Ranges often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or lemon.

In the mouth of Macedon Ranges is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 43 estates and châteaux in the of Macedon Ranges, producing 130 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Macedon Ranges go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Virgin Hills

Planning a wine route in the of Macedon Ranges? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Virgin Hills.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Virgin Hills and wines from the region

Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls

We are excited to announce the first of Decanter’s Wine Experiences, a series of carefully curated wine trips hosted by our regional wine specialists. Each trip is a carefully tailored once-in-a-lifetime experience that will grant guests access to the best vineyards, restaurants and wine experts of the region.   Starting with a trip to the Rhône valley, Matt Walls will be hosting the first Decanter Wine Experience, imparting his knowledge of the region which he has honed over the years while rep ...

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

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