Winery Shadowfax - Shiraz

Winery ShadowfaxShiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shiraz of Winery Shadowfax is a red wine from the region of Heathcote of Victoria.
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 Shiraz from the Winery Shadowfax

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Shadowfax in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Shadowfax in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shadowfax's Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Crescent

A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Heathcote wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Shadowfax are 2012, 2015, 2017, 2013

Informations about the Winery Shadowfax

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Heathcote in the region of Victoria

The Winery Shadowfax is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Heathcote to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 20000 of of Australia wines
In the top 2000 of of Heathcote wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Heathcote

The wine region of Heathcote is located in the region of Central Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate or the Domaine Wild Duck Creek Estate produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heathcote are Cabernet franc, Malbec and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heathcote often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, pencil shavings or dried fruit.


The wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

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