Winery Brand's Laira - Distant Shores Shiraz

Winery Brand's Laira Distant Shores Shiraz

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Distant Shores Shiraz of Winery Brand's Laira 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 lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Distant Shores Shiraz from the Winery Brand's Laira

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Distant Shores Shiraz of Winery Brand's Laira in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Brand's Laira's Distant Shores Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Distant Shores Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Distant Shores Shiraz from Winery Brand's Laira are 2012

Informations about the Winery Brand's Laira

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Casella Family Brands.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Brand's Laira is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 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 40000 of of Australia wines
In the top 500 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 750000 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

South Australia 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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