Varietal |
Years |
Place of Origin |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
5-25 years |
Coonawarra, Margaret River, Barossa Valley, Bendigo, Pyrenees, Yarra Valley |
Shiraz |
4-20 years |
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley, Great Western, Langhorne Creek, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Heathcote |
Grenache |
4-15 years |
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale |
Merlot |
2-5 years |
Pyrenees, Geographe, Great Southern, Coonawarra, Tasmania |
Pinot Noir |
5-10 years |
Yarra, Mornington Peninsula, Macedon, Geelong, Gippsland, Tasmania, Beechworth |
Sangiovese |
5-10 years |
King Valley, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley |
Semillon |
5-20 years |
Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley |
Riesling |
5-15 years |
Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Frankland River, Drumborg |
Chardonnay |
5-15 years |
Margaret River, Pemberton, Beechworth, Yarra Valley, Hunter Valley |
Viognier |
4-5 years |
Adelaide Hills, Eden Valley |
Sauvignon Blanc |
1 year |
Adelaide Hills, Orange |
Pinot Gris, Grigio |
1 year |
Mornington Peninsula, Adelaide Hills |
Verdello |
1 year |
Hunter Valley, Western Australia |
White Sparkling |
1-4 years |
Tasmania, King Valley, Macedon, Yarra Valley |
Red Sparkling |
1-12 years |
Great Western, Pyrenees, Coonawarra |
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Bordeaux Reds |
10-50 years |
Classified Growths |
Bordeaux Sweet Whites ("Licoreux" or sticky whites) |
5-50 years |
Classified Growths |
Burgundy Reds |
5-30 years |
Grand Cru, Premier Cru |
Burgundy Whites |
5-20 years |
Grand Cru, Premier Cru |
Tuscany Reds |
5-15 years |
Chianti, Tuscany |
Piedmont |
5-50 years |
Barolo |
Piedmont |
5-30 years |
Barbaresco |
Champagne Non Vintage (NV) |
1-5 years |
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Champagne Vintage |
5-20 years |
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