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Coonawarra

Coonawarra is defined by terra rossa over limestone, a narrow red-soil strip that gives Cabernet its firm, cassis-like structure.

Place
Coonawarra · South Australia · Australia
Producers
2
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationCoonawarra · South Australia37.21° S · 139.88° E
Appellations
Coonawarra · Padthaway · Wrattonbully · Mount Benson · Mount Gambier · Robe

Elsewhere in South Australia

Continue through the region

  1. Adelaide Hills7 producersAdelaide Hills climbs above the plains, using altitude to make sharper Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
  2. Barossa Valley13 producersBarossa Valley is old-vine Shiraz country, warm and dry enough to make dense, sweet-fruited reds with plush tannin.
  3. Clare Valley1 producerClare Valley is Riesling's dry Australian classic: warm sunlight ripens fruit while cool nights keep lime-like acidity intact.
  4. McLaren Vale10 producersMcLaren Vale sits between hills and Gulf St Vincent, so warm Grenache and Shiraz keep a fresher coastal edge.

Producer profiles

Producers in Coonawarra

  • Penley EstateCoonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon from a family estate that has made its own wines since 1988.
  • Wynns Coonawarra EstateCoonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon shaped by cool-climate ripening, terra rossa soils and parcel-by-parcel cellar work.

Keep following the thread

Where to go next

placeReturn to South AustraliaSee how Coonawarra fits within the wider South Australia region.mapSee Coonawarra in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet Penley EstatePenley Estate is one of the producers placed in Coonawarra.