Winery Mr. Riggs - The Elder Fortified Shiraz

Winery Mr. RiggsThe Elder Fortified Shiraz

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Elder Fortified Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs is a natural sweet wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mr. Riggs's The Elder Fortified Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
18.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chasan

Chasan blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 of grapes of medium size. Chasan blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

The Elder Fortified Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of The Elder Fortified Shiraz from Winery Mr. Riggs are 2013

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 35 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 30000 of of Australia wines
In the top 3000 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 6500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 600000 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.

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The word of the wine: Alcohol

A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.

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