Winery Mount PleasantOld Paddock & Old Hill 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).
The Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz of the Winery Mount Pleasant is in the top 30 of wines of Hunter Valley.
Taste structure of the Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz from the Winery Mount Pleasant
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz of Winery Mount Pleasant 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 Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz of Winery Mount Pleasant in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz
The Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz of Winery Mount Pleasant matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or home-made cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mount Pleasant's Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir
Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz from Winery Mount Pleasant are 2010, 2017, 2014, 2009 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Mount Pleasant
The Winery Mount Pleasant is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 68 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: Round
Said of a wine that is harmonious and smooth, offering no harshness in the mouth.
