Varietel Wine Characteristics

Red Wine

Varietal Characteristics

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon

The King of Grapes. It may taste like currant, plum, black cherry and spice. It can also be marked by herb, olive, mint or tobacco. Superb with steak and roasts.

Shiraz

South Australia’s favourite. Typically big, bold and spicy with jammy fruit and aromas of black pepper, leather and black fruit. It’s terrific with grilled meats.

Cabernet Franc

Usually blended with Cabernet Sauvignon.

Recommended with cheese, pasta dishes and beef.

Grenache

The second most widely planted grape in the world.

Grenache has been made into a single varietal or used in ‘GSM’ blends with Shiraz and Mourvedre. A bit softer and great to drink by itself.

Merlot

Is a soft, supple wine with nice fruit flavours of plums and blackberries and occasionally mint, chocolate

and eucalyptus flavours and aromas. Merlot is

recommended with meat dishes like beef and lamb.

Pinot Noir

The dark horse of wine. Difficult to make but if it’s good it’s great. Pinot Noir is a versatile food wine, great with poultry, salmon, meat and vegetable dishes.

Sangiovese

Is the primary grape used in northern Italy in the region of Tuscany to make Chianti. The grape produces wines that are spicy, with good acid levels, smooth texture and medium body. These wines match well with grilled seafood and tomato based dishes

Tempranillo

An easy drinking style of wine that matches very well with a range of foods. This wine matches well to Tapas, roast lamb, sheep milk cheeses, roast stuffed peppers and vegetable casseroles.

Not bad on a Sunday afternoon with friends.

Any wine that pleases your palate is the wine to drink :)

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