Winery Meerea ParkOld Vine Shiraz
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).
Taste structure of the Old Vine Shiraz from the Winery Meerea Park
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Old Vine Shiraz of Winery Meerea Park in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Old Vine Shiraz of Winery Meerea Park in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Old Vine Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Vine Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Old Vine Shiraz
The Old Vine Shiraz of Winery Meerea Park matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or rabbit with onions and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Meerea Park's Old Vine Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Vine Shiraz from Winery Meerea Park are 2011, 2010, 0, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Meerea Park
The Winery Meerea Park is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hunter Valley
The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.
The word of the wine: Balsamic
Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.
