Winery Taylors / Wakefield - Crooked Horse Shiraz

Winery Taylors / WakefieldCrooked Horse Shiraz

4.0
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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 Crooked Horse Shiraz of Winery Taylors / Wakefield is a red wine from the region 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).

Taste structure of the Crooked Horse Shiraz from the Winery Taylors / Wakefield

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Crooked Horse Shiraz of Winery Taylors / Wakefield 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

oak, dark chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Crooked Horse Shiraz of Winery Taylors / Wakefield in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Taylors / Wakefield's Crooked Horse Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Gibert

An ancient grape variety found in the Lot department. A.D.N. analyses processed by specific software (U.M.R.-A.G.A.P. Montpellier) have indicated that it is the result of a cross between côt and colombaud. Today, no longer present in the vineyard, it is on the verge of extinction, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Crooked Horse Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 411110
Crooked Horse Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Crooked Horse Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crooked Horse Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Crooked Horse Shiraz from Winery Taylors / Wakefield are 2012, 2014, 2015, 2013

Informations about the Winery Taylors / Wakefield

The winery offers 125 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud

The Winery Taylors / Wakefield is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 5500 of of Australia wines
In the top 200 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: Vinosity

When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.

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