Winery Mr. Riggs - Idle Lane Shiraz

Winery Mr. RiggsIdle Lane Shiraz

4.1
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(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 region.
The Idle Lane Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Idle Lane Shiraz from the Winery Mr. Riggs

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Idle Lane Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Idle Lane Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mr. Riggs's Idle Lane Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Artaban

Wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified) resulting from an interspecific cross, obtained in 2000, between Mtp 3082-1-42 (one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.) and Regent. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Idle Lane Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 411110
Idle Lane Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Idle Lane Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Idle Lane Shiraz - 1995
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Idle Lane Shiraz - 0
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Idle Lane Shiraz from Winery Mr. Riggs are 2017, 2016, 0, 2018 and 1995.

Informations about the Winery Mr. Riggs

The winery offers 44 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Mr. Riggs is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 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 5500 of of Australia wines
In the top 650 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia 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.

The word of the wine: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.

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