Winery Dalwhinnie - Moonambel Shiraz

Winery DalwhinnieMoonambel 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 Moonambel Shiraz of Winery Dalwhinnie is a red wine from the region of Pyrenees of Victoria.
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 Moonambel Shiraz of the Winery Dalwhinnie is in the top 5 of wines of Pyrenees.

Taste structure of the Moonambel Shiraz from the Winery Dalwhinnie

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Moonambel Shiraz of Winery Dalwhinnie in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

Wine with earth taste

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On the nose the Moonambel Shiraz of Winery Dalwhinnie in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Dalwhinnie's Moonambel Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mérille

Originally from the Tarn-et-Garonne, the merille is a member of the cotoïdes family. It has long occupied the vineyards of Bergerac. It is often planted with négrette N or côt N. Nowadays, it is only grown on a hundred hectares in all. The young leaves of the Merille are heart-shaped. Its bunches are larger than average. The berries are bluish-black in colour and are also large and tightly packed. Merillas are associated with a regular and high production. It is often exposed to attacks by grape worms, leafhoppers and mites. It also fears grey rot but is not very sensitive to powdery mildew and mildew. This variety has 3 approved clones, not yet multiplied, namely 790, 445 and 444. It does not like soils with excessive humidity. It buds early and ripens later. Merille produces a light, not very aromatic, flat and simple wine.

Last vintages of this wine

Moonambel Shiraz - 2016
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Moonambel Shiraz - 2015
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Moonambel Shiraz - 2014
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 411110
Moonambel Shiraz - 2013
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Moonambel Shiraz - 2012
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Moonambel Shiraz - 2010
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Moonambel Shiraz - 2009
In the top 5 of of Pyrenees wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Moonambel Shiraz from Winery Dalwhinnie are 2008, 2004, 2001, 2000 and 1999.

Informations about the Winery Dalwhinnie

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pyrenees in the region of Victoria

The Winery Dalwhinnie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Pyrenees to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 400 of of Australia wines
In the top 3 of of Pyrenees wines
In the top 9000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pyrenees

The wine region of Pyrenees is located in the region of Western Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Redbank Winery or the Domaine Dalwhinnie produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pyrenees are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pyrenees often reveals types of flavors of cream, black olive or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cola, cedar or savory.


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: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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