Winery The Winner's Tank - Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz

Winery The Winner's TankVelvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz of Winery The Winner's Tank is a red wine from the region of Langhorne Creek 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 Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz of the Winery The Winner's Tank is in the top 80 of wines of Langhorne Creek.

Taste structure of the Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz from the Winery The Winner's Tank

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz of Winery The Winner's Tank 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 spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz of Winery The Winner's Tank in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Winner's Tank's Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Arinto du Dâo

A very old variety known in Portugal and northwestern Spain (Galicia), but practically unknown elsewhere. In Greece, a variety bears the same name, so it could be the same variety. In Spain, however, we must discard the loureiro, whose synonym is arinto.

Last vintages of this wine

Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz - 2012
In the top 80 of of Langhorne Creek wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz - 2010
In the top 80 of of Langhorne Creek wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz - 2009
In the top 80 of of Langhorne Creek wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Velvet Sledgehammer Limited Release Shiraz from Winery The Winner's Tank are 2009, 2010, 2012

Informations about the Winery The Winner's Tank

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Langhorne Creek in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery The Winner's Tank is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Langhorne Creek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 9000 of of Australia wines
In the top 90 of of Langhorne Creek wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Langhorne Creek

The wine region of Langhorne Creek is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mollydooker or the Domaine Bremerton produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Langhorne Creek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Langhorne Creek often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or apples and sometimes also flavors of bramble, tropical fruit or mulberry.


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: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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