Winery First Creek - Botanica Shiraz

Winery First CreekBotanica Shiraz

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Botanica Shiraz of Winery First Creek is a red wine from the region of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
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 Botanica Shiraz from the Winery First Creek

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Botanica Shiraz of Winery First Creek in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Botanica Shiraz of Winery First Creek in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery First Creek's Botanica Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Gamay blanc

Gamay noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The Gamay noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Savoie & Bugey, Rhône Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Jura, Champagne, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Botanica Shiraz - 2019
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Botanica Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Botanica Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Botanica Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Botanica Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Botanica Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Botanica Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Botanica Shiraz from Winery First Creek are 2017, 2015, 2019, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery First Creek

The winery offers 64 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery First Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 3000 of of Australia wines
In the top 150 of of Hunter Valley wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

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