The Wild Duck Creek Estate of Victoria

Wild Duck Creek Estate
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Victoria

The Wild Duck Creek Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Victoria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Wild Duck Creek Estate wines

Looking for the best Wild Duck Creek Estate wines in Victoria among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Wild Duck Creek Estate 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 Wild Duck Creek Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate

How Wild Duck Creek Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

  • 2007With an average score of 4.67/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.23/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate.

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

Discovering the wine region of Victoria

Australian diversity from cool to temperate climate. Yarra Valley and Mornington: fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, raspberry, undergrowth), taut, mineral Chardonnay. Heathcote: structured Shiraz with black fruits, pepper and chocolate. Rutherglen, fortified capital: opulent sweet Topaque and Muscat (raisin, caramel, fig, roast notes).

King Valley: Italian grapes (Sangiovese, Prosecco). Pioneering cradle (1838) around Melbourne.

The top natural sweet wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate

How Wild Duck Creek Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or yassa chicken (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

The top white wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate

How Wild Duck Creek Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baeckeoffe, sardines with escabeche or kefta.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

On the nose the white wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Shine

Character of a wine that reflects light with brilliance. The brilliance is enhanced when the wine is decanted.

The top sparkling wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate

How Wild Duck Creek Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or sun wheat.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Wild Duck Creek Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Wild Duck Creek Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.