Winery Piggs Peake - House of Straw Shiraz

Winery Piggs PeakeHouse of Straw Shiraz

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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 House of Straw Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake is a red wine from the region of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles 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 House of Straw Shiraz from the Winery Piggs Peake

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the House of Straw Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the House of Straw Shiraz of Winery Piggs Peake in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piggs Peake's House of Straw Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinella blanca

A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a very long time in Italy - where it originated - and that can still be found today in the Veneto region. It is also known in Slovenia and Bulgaria, but is virtually unknown in France. According to genetic analysis, it is related to the white gouais, which it resembles somewhat. There is a Pinella nera, but it is not clear whether it is the black form.

Last vintages of this wine

House of Straw Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of House of Straw Shiraz from Winery Piggs Peake are 2015

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 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Piggs Peake is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 8500 of of Australia wines
In the top 500 of of Hunter Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

News related to this wine

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Slight

Supple and easy to drink wine.

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