Heathcote WineryThe Wilkins Shiraz
Red wine
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).
The The Wilkins Shiraz of the Heathcote Winery is in the top 70 of wines of Heathcote.
Taste structure of the The Wilkins Shiraz from the Heathcote Winery
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Wilkins Shiraz of Heathcote Winery in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with The Wilkins Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with The Wilkins Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with The Wilkins Shiraz
The The Wilkins Shiraz of Heathcote Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, mouse of lamb with thyme or my mother's rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Heathcote Winery's The Wilkins Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Brachet
Brachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Brachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Wilkins Shiraz from Heathcote Winery are 2016, 0
Informations about the Heathcote Winery
The Heathcote Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Heathcote to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Heathcote
The wine region of Heathcote is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate or the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heathcote are Cabernet franc, Malbec and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heathcote often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, pencil shavings or dried fruit.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
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.
