Winery MerricksShiraz
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).
The Shiraz of the Winery Merricks is in the top 60 of wines of Mornington Peninsula.
Taste structure of the Shiraz from the Winery Merricks
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Merricks in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Merricks in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, 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 Merricks matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, pizza queen with merguez or canned duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Merricks's Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Bertille Seyve 872
Interspecific crossing made by Bertille Seyve (1864-1944) between 85 Seibel and 2 Gaillard. This direct producing hybrid was mainly multiplied in the center of France where we found it and photographed it, but also in the departments of the Rhone valley, the Loiret valley, Isère, Vienne and Nièvre.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Merricks are 2009, 2013, 0, 2010 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Merricks
The Winery Merricks is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Mornington Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mornington Peninsula
The wine region of Mornington Peninsula is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Moorooduc or the Domaine Hurley produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mornington Peninsula are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mornington Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or lime and sometimes also flavors of butter, peach or tropical.
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: Breaking
Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.
