Winery Paracombe - Somerville Shiraz

Winery ParacombeSomerville 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 Somerville Shiraz of Winery Paracombe is a red wine from the region of Adelaide Hills of Australie du Sud.
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 Somerville Shiraz from the Winery Paracombe

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Somerville Shiraz of Winery Paracombe 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 Somerville Shiraz of Winery Paracombe in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Paracombe's Somerville Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
17°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couston

Couston noir 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 small bunches, and small grapes. The Couston noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Somerville Shiraz - 2009
In the top 100 of of Adelaide Hills wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Somerville Shiraz - 2003
In the top 100 of of Adelaide Hills wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Somerville Shiraz from Winery Paracombe are 2009, 2003

Informations about the Winery Paracombe

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Adelaide Hills in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Paracombe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Adelaide Hills 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 400 of of Adelaide Hills wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Adelaide Hills

The wine region of Adelaide Hills is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 491 estates and châteaux in the of Adelaide Hills, producing 1814 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Adelaide Hills 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: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

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