Winery Shottesbrooke - Estate Series Merlot

Winery ShottesbrookeEstate Series Merlot

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 Estate Series Merlot of Winery Shottesbrooke is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Estate Series Merlot from the Winery Shottesbrooke

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Series Merlot of Winery Shottesbrooke in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Estate Series Merlot of Winery Shottesbrooke in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, plum or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shottesbrooke's Estate Series Merlot.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Estate Series Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Estate Series Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Estate Series Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Estate Series Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 311100
Estate Series Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Estate Series Merlot from Winery Shottesbrooke are 2010, 2015, 2018, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Shottesbrooke

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Shottesbrooke.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Shottesbrooke is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 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 15000 of of Australia wines
In the top 950 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 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: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

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