Winery Knight Granite HillsShiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Shiraz from the Winery Knight Granite Hills
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Knight Granite Hills in the region of Victoria is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Knight Granite Hills in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Shiraz
The Shiraz of Winery Knight Granite Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, chaouia lamb or roast pheasant.
Details and technical informations about Winery Knight Granite Hills's Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Knight Granite Hills are 2012, 2014, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Knight Granite Hills
The Winery Knight Granite Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Macedon Ranges to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Macedon Ranges
The wine region of Macedon Ranges is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bindi or the Domaine Curly Flat produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Macedon Ranges are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Macedon Ranges often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or lemon.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
The word of the wine: Mistelle
Unfermented must with added brandy, also called liqueur wine: Pineau des Charentes, Floc de Gascogne, Macvin du Jura, Ratafia, Cartagène du Languedoc.
