Winery Skillogalee - Basket Pressed Shiraz

Winery SkillogaleeBasket Pressed 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 Basket Pressed Shiraz of Winery Skillogalee is a red wine from the region of Clare Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Basket Pressed Shiraz of the Winery Skillogalee is in the top 30 of wines of Clare Valley.

Taste structure of the Basket Pressed Shiraz from the Winery Skillogalee

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Basket Pressed Shiraz of Winery Skillogalee in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

On the nose the Basket Pressed Shiraz of Winery Skillogalee 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 Skillogalee's Basket Pressed Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ruby seedless

Cross between the emperor and the 75 Pirovano or sultana moscata obtained in 1939 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can also be found in Australia. This variety should not be confused with the ruby-cabernet and the rubi which is a natural pink mutation of the italia.

Last vintages of this wine

Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2016
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2015
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2014
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2013
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2012
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2010
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Basket Pressed Shiraz - 2009
In the top 30 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Basket Pressed Shiraz from Winery Skillogalee are 2009, 2014, 2016, 2010 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Skillogalee

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Clare Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Skillogalee is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Clare Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 900 of of Australia wines
In the top 35 of of Clare Valley wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Clare Valley

The wine region of Clare Valley is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 269 estates and châteaux in the of Clare Valley, producing 1076 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Clare Valley 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: Juice

The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.

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