Winery Mollydooker - Velvet Glove Shiraz

Winery Mollydooker Velvet Glove Shiraz

4.7
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0.5
(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 world.
The Velvet Glove Shiraz of Winery Mollydooker is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale in Australie du Sud.
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 Velvet Glove Shiraz of the Winery Mollydooker is in the top 5 of wines of Australia and in the top 5 of wines of McLaren Vale.

Taste structure of the Velvet Glove Shiraz from the Winery Mollydooker

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Velvet Glove Shiraz of Winery Mollydooker in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Velvet Glove Shiraz of Winery Mollydooker in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of iron, cedar or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or raisin.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mollydooker's Velvet Glove Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
16°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Araignan

Araignan blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (south of France). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Araignan blanc is found in the vineyards of Provence and Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2018
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2017
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2016
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2015
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.8 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2014
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2013
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.8 1 1 1 1 0.5
Velvet Glove Shiraz - 2012
In the top 5 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Velvet Glove Shiraz from Winery Mollydooker are 2015, 2013, 2018, 2017 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Mollydooker

The winery offers 22 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 McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

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

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 3 of of Australia wines
In the top 3 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 150 of red wines
In the top 150 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region du McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu in Australie du Sud in Australia. In the mouth of McLaren Vale is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 579 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2266 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.


The wine region of Australie du Sud

South Australia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Chopine

Small bottle with a capacity of 50 centilitres.

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