Winery Shaw Family - Windjammer Shiraz

Winery Shaw FamilyWindjammer Shiraz

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Windjammer Shiraz of Winery Shaw Family 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 nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Windjammer Shiraz from the Winery Shaw Family

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Windjammer Shiraz of Winery Shaw Family 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 Windjammer Shiraz of Winery Shaw Family in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shaw Family's Windjammer Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge

It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.

Last vintages of this wine

Windjammer Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Windjammer Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Windjammer Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Windjammer Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Windjammer Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Windjammer Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Windjammer Shiraz - 2011
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Windjammer Shiraz from Winery Shaw Family are 2010, 2017, 2018, 2011 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Shaw Family

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Shaw Family Vintners.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Shaw Family is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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 7000 of of Australia wines
In the top 550 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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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