Winery Piggs Peake - Big Pig Shiraz

Winery Piggs PeakeBig Pig Shiraz

4.5
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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 world.
The Big Pig Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake 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 lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Big Pig Shiraz of the Winery Piggs Peake is in the top 50 of wines of McLaren Vale.

Taste structure of the Big Pig Shiraz from the Winery Piggs Peake

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Big Pig Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Big Pig Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piggs Peake's Big Pig Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Orion

Interspecific crossing between the optima and the white Villard obtained in 1964 and in Germany by Gerhardt Erich Allweldt (1927-2005). It can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, ... not or little known in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Big Pig Shiraz - 2017
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Big Pig Shiraz - 2016
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Big Pig Shiraz from Winery Piggs Peake are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Piggs Peake

The winery offers 79 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Piggs Peake is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 75 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 1500 of of Australia wines
In the top 55 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 40000 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: Hautain (en)

Pruning of the vine in height.

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