Winery Alpha Box & Dice - Hercules

Winery Alpha Box & DiceHercules

4.4
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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 Hercules of Winery Alpha Box & Dice 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).

Taste structure of the Hercules from the Winery Alpha Box & Dice

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hercules of Winery Alpha Box & Dice in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hercules of Winery Alpha Box & Dice in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alpha Box & Dice's Hercules.

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

Discover the grape variety: Couderc

Couderc noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It is a variety resulting from a crossing of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Couderc noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Hercules - 2015
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Hercules - 2014
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Hercules - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hercules - 0
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Hercules from Winery Alpha Box & Dice are 2015, 2014, 0, 2012

Informations about the Winery Alpha Box & Dice

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Alpha Box & Dice is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 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 2000 of of Australia wines
In the top 200 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 55000 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.

The word of the wine: Grafting

A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.

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