Winery Montalto - Pennon Hill Shiraz

Winery Montalto Pennon Hill Shiraz

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pennon Hill Shiraz of Winery Montalto is a red wine from the region of Mornington Peninsula of Victoria.
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 Pennon Hill Shiraz from the Winery Montalto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pennon Hill Shiraz of Winery Montalto 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 Pennon Hill Shiraz of Winery Montalto 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Montalto's Pennon Hill Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pardotte

An old Bordeaux grape variety, now in danger of extinction, once cultivated in the Gironde marshes, but registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Pennon Hill Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Pennon Hill Shiraz from Winery Montalto are 2016, 2015, 2018, 2017 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Montalto

The winery offers 31 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mornington Peninsula in the region of Victoria

The Winery Montalto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Mornington Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 4500 of of Australia wines
In the top 350 of of Mornington Peninsula wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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