Winery Taylors / Wakefield - Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier

Winery Taylors / WakefieldEighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier

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 Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier of Winery Taylors / Wakefield 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 nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier from the Winery Taylors / Wakefield

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier of Winery Taylors / Wakefield in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

earthy, cocoa

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

On the nose the Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier of Winery Taylors / Wakefield in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Taylors / Wakefield's Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier.

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

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2017
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2016
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2015
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2014
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2013
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2012
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier - 2011
In the top 100 of of Clare Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Eighty Acres Shiraz - Viognier from Winery Taylors / Wakefield are 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2017.

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 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Clare Valley in the region of 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 Clare Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 3500 of of Australia wines
In the top 150 of of Clare Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 90000 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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