Winery Mr. RiggsThe Gaffer 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).
Taste structure of the The Gaffer Shiraz from the Winery Mr. Riggs
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Gaffer Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Gaffer Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs in the region of Australie 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 The Gaffer Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with The Gaffer Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with The Gaffer Shiraz
The The Gaffer Shiraz of Winery Mr. Riggs matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or rabbit legs with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mr. Riggs's The Gaffer Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Genouillet
The wines produced a long time ago in the Berry region from this grape variety were considered to be the best in the region. Today, Genouillet is in danger of extinction, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between the white gouais and the black tressot.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Gaffer Shiraz from Winery Mr. Riggs are 1995, 2013, 2019, 2017 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Mr. Riggs
The Winery Mr. Riggs is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Density per hectare
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
