Winery Frankland EstateRocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier
Red wine
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 Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier of the Winery Frankland Estate is in the top 30 of wines of Frankland River.
Taste structure of the Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier from the Winery Frankland Estate
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier of Winery Frankland Estate in the region of Australie de l'Ouest is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier
The Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier of Winery Frankland Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or old-fashioned venison stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Frankland Estate's Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rocky Gully Shiraz - Viognier from Winery Frankland Estate are 2012, 2014, 2010, 2008
Informations about the Winery Frankland Estate
The Winery Frankland Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Frankland River to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Frankland River
The wine region of Frankland River is located in the region of Great Southern of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alkoomi or the Domaine Mandoon produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Frankland River are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Riesling and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Frankland River often reveals types of flavors of citrus, cherry or straw and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, kiwi or microbio.
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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