Winery De Bortoli - Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah

Winery De BortoliDixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah of Winery De Bortoli is a red wine from the region of Yarra Valley 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).

Taste structure of the Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah from the Winery De Bortoli

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

white pepper, pepper

Wine with earth taste

graphite, earthy

Wine with oak taste

chocolate

Wine with floral taste

perfume, violet

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of earthy, non oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery De Bortoli's Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mècle

Mècle noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. We can find the Mècle noir cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, South-West.

Last vintages of this wine

Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah - 2015
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Dixons Creek Vineyard Section A8 Syrah from Winery De Bortoli are 2016, 2014, 2012, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery De Bortoli

The winery offers 478 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the De Bortoli Wines.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yarra Valley in the region of Victoria

The Winery De Bortoli is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 462 wines for sale in the of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 3500 of of Australia wines
In the top 300 of of Yarra Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yarra Valley

The wine region of Yarra Valley is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Yarra Valley, producing 1556 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

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The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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