Winery Heydon - The Sledge Shiraz

Winery HeydonThe Sledge Shiraz

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Sledge Shiraz of Winery Heydon 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 The Sledge Shiraz from the Winery Heydon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Sledge Shiraz of Winery Heydon 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

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

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

Details and technical informations about Winery Heydon's The Sledge Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tressot

Tressot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Yonne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Tressot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Sledge Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Sledge Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Sledge Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Sledge Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 411110
The Sledge Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of The Sledge Shiraz from Winery Heydon are 2011, 2014, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Heydon

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Margaret River in the region of Australie de l'Ouest

The Winery Heydon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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 5000 of of Australia wines
In the top 250 of of Margaret River wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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