Winery Audrey Wilkinson - Winemaker's Selection Shiraz

Winery Audrey WilkinsonWinemaker's Selection Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Winemaker's Selection Shiraz of Winery Audrey Wilkinson is a red wine from the region of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles 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 Winemaker's Selection Shiraz of the Winery Audrey Wilkinson is in the top 5 of wines of Hunter Valley.

Taste structure of the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz from the Winery Audrey Wilkinson

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz of Winery Audrey Wilkinson in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Winemaker's Selection Shiraz of Winery Audrey Wilkinson in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Audrey Wilkinson's Winemaker's Selection Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Poulsard

Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.

Last vintages of this wine

Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2018
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2017
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2016
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2015
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2014
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2013
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz - 2011
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Shiraz from Winery Audrey Wilkinson are 2011, 2017, 2014, 2010 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Audrey Wilkinson

The winery offers 65 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Audrey Wilkinson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 2000 of of Australia wines
In the top 5 of of Hunter Valley wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

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The word of the wine: New

Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.

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