Winery Shingleback - D Block Reserve Shiraz

Winery ShinglebackD Block Reserve 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 D Block Reserve Shiraz of Winery Shingleback 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).
The D Block Reserve Shiraz of the Winery Shingleback is in the top 50 of wines of McLaren Vale.

Taste structure of the D Block Reserve Shiraz from the Winery Shingleback

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the D Block Reserve Shiraz of Winery Shingleback in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the D Block Reserve Shiraz of Winery Shingleback in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark chocolate or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shingleback's D Block Reserve Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Koshu

One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2016
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.911110
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2015
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.911110
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2014
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 411110
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2013
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2012
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 411110
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2011
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 411110
D Block Reserve Shiraz - 2010
In the top 50 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of D Block Reserve Shiraz from Winery Shingleback are 2009, 2010, 2006, 2004 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Shingleback

The winery offers 61 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
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 Shingleback is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 62 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 700 of of Australia wines
In the top 60 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 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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