Winery Chapel Hill - Road Block Shiraz

Winery Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz

4.2
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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 Road Block Shiraz of Winery Chapel Hill 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 freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Road Block Shiraz from the Winery Chapel Hill

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Road Block Shiraz of Winery Chapel Hill in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Road Block Shiraz of Winery Chapel Hill in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Chapel Hill's Road Block Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Troyen

An old grape variety from the Aube and Yonne departments, it was also found in the Meuse, Vosges and Moselle. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and gouais blanc. Today, the Troyen is practically no longer multiplied.

Last vintages of this wine

Road Block Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Road Block Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Road Block Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Road Block Shiraz from Winery Chapel Hill are 2015, 2016, 2017

Informations about the Winery Chapel Hill

The winery offers 70 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Chapel Hill is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 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 5000 of of Australia wines
In the top 450 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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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The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

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