Winery Cathcart RidgeReserve Shiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Reserve Shiraz from the Winery Cathcart Ridge
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserve Shiraz of Winery Cathcart Ridge in the region of Victoria is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Shiraz of Winery Cathcart Ridge in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz
The Reserve Shiraz of Winery Cathcart Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).
Details and technical informations about Winery Cathcart Ridge's Reserve Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401
An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Shiraz from Winery Cathcart Ridge are 2008, 0, 2010, 2012
Informations about the Winery Cathcart Ridge
The Winery Cathcart Ridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Grampians to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grampians
The wine region of Grampians is located in the region of Western Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mount Langi Ghiran or the Domaine Halls Gap produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grampians are Riesling, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grampians often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
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: Pruine
A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.
