Winery Grant Burge - Benchmark Shiraz

Winery Grant BurgeBenchmark Shiraz

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Benchmark Shiraz of Winery Grant Burge is a red wine from the region of Australie du Sud.
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 Benchmark Shiraz from the Winery Grant Burge

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Benchmark Shiraz of Winery Grant Burge in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Benchmark Shiraz of Winery Grant Burge in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Grant Burge's Benchmark Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Benchmark Shiraz - 2019
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Benchmark Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Benchmark Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Benchmark Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Benchmark Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Benchmark Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Benchmark Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Benchmark Shiraz from Winery Grant Burge are 2009, 2013, 2012, 2014 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Grant Burge

The winery offers 169 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Accolade Wines.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud

The Winery Grant Burge is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 6500 of of Australia wines
In the top 1500 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Physiological maturity

The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.

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