Winery Drake (AU) - Shiraz

Winery Drake (AU)Shiraz

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shiraz of Winery Drake (AU) is a red wine from the region of Heathcote of Victoria.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Shiraz of the Winery Drake (AU) is in the top 60 of wines of Heathcote.

Taste structure of the Shiraz from the Winery Drake (AU)

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Drake (AU) in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Drake (AU) in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Drake (AU)'s Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Rondo

An interspecific cross between Zarya Severa (Sayanets Malengra x Amurensis) - a Russian variety - and Saint Laurent, obtained in 1964 by Vilem Kraus (Czech Republic) and then tested at the Geisenheim Research Institute (Germany). It can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Ireland and Switzerland, but is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2018
In the top 60 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 60 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shiraz - 2013
In the top 60 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Drake (AU) are 2013, 2018, 2015

Informations about the Winery Drake (AU)

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Heathcote in the region of Victoria

The Winery Drake (AU) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Heathcote to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 15000 of of Australia wines
In the top 70 of of Heathcote wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Heathcote

The wine region of Heathcote is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate or the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heathcote are Cabernet franc, Malbec and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heathcote often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, pencil shavings or dried fruit.


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: Aromatic

Character of a wine that is particularly expressive and rich in aromas. Some grape varieties, such as Gewurztraminer or Muscat, produce very aromatic wines.

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