Winery Albacore - Longfin Shiraz

Winery AlbacoreLongfin Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Longfin Shiraz of Winery Albacore is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Longfin Shiraz of the Winery Albacore is in the top 50 of wines of McLaren Vale.

Taste structure of the Longfin Shiraz from the Winery Albacore

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Longfin Shiraz of Winery Albacore in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather

Wine with spices taste

white pepper, pepper

On the nose the Longfin Shiraz of Winery Albacore in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Albacore's Longfin Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pirobella

Interspecific crossing, obtained in South Africa in the 1960s by E.P. Evans, between the 15 Pirovano (madeleine angevine X bellino) and the isabelle. It should be noted that from this cross was also born the black muska.

Last vintages of this wine

Longfin Shiraz - 2018
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Longfin Shiraz - 2017
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Longfin Shiraz - 2016
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Longfin Shiraz - 2015
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Longfin Shiraz - 2014
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 411110
Longfin Shiraz - 2009
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Longfin Shiraz - 2008
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Longfin Shiraz from Winery Albacore are 2008, 2009, 2018, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Albacore

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Albacore is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 700 of of Australia wines
In the top 60 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

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