Winery Enrique Mendoza - Shiraz Alicante

Winery Enrique MendozaShiraz Alicante

3.8
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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 Alicante of Winery Enrique Mendoza is a red wine from the region of Alicante of Murcie.
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 Shiraz Alicante of the Winery Enrique Mendoza is in the top 30 of wines of Alicante.

Taste structure of the Shiraz Alicante from the Winery Enrique Mendoza

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz Alicante of Winery Enrique Mendoza in the region of Murcie is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Shiraz Alicante of Winery Enrique Mendoza in the region of Murcie often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Enrique Mendoza's Shiraz Alicante.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Triomphe d'Alsace

An interspecific cross between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (Vitis Riparia x Vitis Rupestris) and the knipperlé, obtained by Eugène Kuhlmann around 1911 and marketed from 1921. It can still be found in England, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. It should be noted that there is a grape variety of American origin, fortunately white, bearing the name of triumph (concord x chasselas musqué).

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz Alicante - 2018
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz Alicante - 2017
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz Alicante - 2016
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 411110
Shiraz Alicante - 2015
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 411110
Shiraz Alicante - 2014
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Shiraz Alicante - 2013
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Shiraz Alicante - 2012
In the top 30 of of Alicante wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Shiraz Alicante from Winery Enrique Mendoza are 2005, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Enrique Mendoza

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alicante in the region of Murcie

The Winery Enrique Mendoza is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Alicante to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Murcie
In the top 4500 of of Spain wines
In the top 35 of of Alicante wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alicante

The wine region of Alicante is located in the region of Murcie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sierra Salinas or the Domaine Volver produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alicante are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alicante often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, savory or molasses and sometimes also flavors of black licorice, baking spice or rosemary.


The wine region of Murcie

Murcia is one of the smallest and least known regions in Spain. Nestled in the extreme Southeast of the country, it is bordered by Andalusia to the west, Castilla-La Mancha to the North, Valencia to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. This small administrative region consists of a single province and an administrative centre that share the same name. As far as wine is concerned, Murcia has three designations of origin.

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