The Fleurieu Peninsula is a region which reminds me of Sicily or Spain
Having been in the McLaren Vale for a few days now and feeling consistently a little drunk after tastings in an average of 6-8 wineries per day, I cannot help and quickly leave this impression here on downunderwines. The Fleurieu Peninsula with McVale as a central part of it really reminds me of Sicily or Spain.
Vines in the McLaren Vale
There are these dry mountain edges, the gorges with a brown colour that I have so far only seen in these two other European regions, the temperatures around the mid 30s (actually they forecast 41 degrees for tomorrow) and the provincial experience that this region offers. I really appreciate this climate and very special feeling the Peninsula provides us with and I enjoy being part of this quite different microcosm to many other wine regions in Australia.
And there are these wonderful wineries inspiring you to taste and experience their wines full of high percentages of alcohol – with Shiraz having been the major variety helping to put McLaren Vale on the wine-map. The young winemakers are now experimenting for a few years with Tempranillo vines, they work with Grenache vines that are more than 50 years old and their grapes and the surrounding growers are exceptional.
Well done winemakers here in McLaren Vale, I am having a great time.
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Die Fleurieu Peninsula mit seinem Zentrum, dem McLaren Vale, erinnert mich sehr an Sizilien oder Spanien. Die braunen Berghaenge, die Sommertemperaturen von Mitte 30 Grad (fuer morgen sind sogar ueber 40 Grad angesagt) und die Freundlichkeit bei dem Testen und Experimentieren mit teils neuen Weinsorten ist suedeuropaeisch, keine Frage ich fuehle mich hier sehr sehr wohl.
Freuen Sie sich auf Berichte von erstklassigen, meist hoch-alkoholisierten (Rot)-Weinen, neben dem Klassiker Shiraz verstehen sich die hiesigen Winzer besonders auf Tempranillo und Grenache, zwei Rebsorten, die ich in den letzten Jahren weniger auf der Karte hatte.
Ihr Michael Brecht
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- The Cadenzia Ensemble – McLaren Vale’s Top Wineries define their local preference
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- Mornington Peninsula – das australische Burgund am Meer
- Sandro Mosele – Weinpabst der Mornington Peninsula
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