Winery Driftwood - Artifacts Shiraz

Winery DriftwoodArtifacts Shiraz

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 Artifacts Shiraz of Winery Driftwood is a red wine from the region of Margaret River of Australie de l'Ouest.
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).

Taste structure of the Artifacts Shiraz from the Winery Driftwood

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Artifacts Shiraz of Winery Driftwood in the region of Australie de l'Ouest is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Artifacts Shiraz of Winery Driftwood in the region of Australie de l'Ouest often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Driftwood's Artifacts Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains

Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Last vintages of this wine

Artifacts Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Artifacts Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Artifacts Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Artifacts Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Artifacts Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Artifacts Shiraz from Winery Driftwood are 2015, 2012, 2018, 2017 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Driftwood

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Margaret River in the region of Australie de l'Ouest

The Winery Driftwood is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Margaret River to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie de l'Ouest
In the top 7000 of of Australia wines
In the top 600 of of Margaret River wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Margaret River

The wine region of Margaret River is located in the region of South West Australia of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. We currently count 442 estates and châteaux in the of Margaret River, producing 2302 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaret River go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie de l'Ouest

Western Australia is the largest of Australia's eight administrative areas and territories. In 2020, it accounted for only 2% of the nation's wine production, but has already produced up to 20% of the country's fine wines. Covering the entire western third of the vast island-continent, "WA" (as it is commonly known) stretches 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from east to west. This makes it the second largest administrative subdivision of any country in the world, larger than Alaska and Texas combined.

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The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

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