Winery Lightfoot & Sons - Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz

Winery Lightfoot & SonsMyrtle Point Vineyard 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 Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz of Winery Lightfoot & Sons is a red wine from the region of Gippsland of Victoria.
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 Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz from the Winery Lightfoot & Sons

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz of Winery Lightfoot & Sons in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz of Winery Lightfoot & Sons in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lightfoot & Sons's Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Gippsland wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Gippsland wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Myrtle Point Vineyard Shiraz from Winery Lightfoot & Sons are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Lightfoot & Sons

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gippsland in the region of Victoria

The Winery Lightfoot & Sons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Gippsland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 7000 of of Australia wines
In the top 550 of of Gippsland wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gippsland

The wine region of Gippsland is located in the region of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bass Phillip or the Domaine William Downie produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gippsland are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gippsland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral or black fruit.


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.

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The word of the wine: Chartreuse

In the Bordeaux region, small castle from the 18th or early 19th century.

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