Winery Tournon - Mount Benson Shiraz

Winery TournonMount Benson 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 Mount Benson Shiraz of Winery Tournon is a red wine from the region of Mount Benson 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 Mount Benson Shiraz from the Winery Tournon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Mount Benson Shiraz of Winery Tournon in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Mount Benson Shiraz of Winery Tournon in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tournon's Mount Benson Shiraz.

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

Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge

It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.

Last vintages of this wine

Mount Benson Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mount Benson wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Mount Benson Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mount Benson wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Mount Benson Shiraz - 2009
In the top 100 of of Mount Benson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Mount Benson Shiraz - 0
In the top 100 of of Mount Benson wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Mount Benson Shiraz from Winery Tournon are 2014, 2009, 0, 2013

Informations about the Winery Tournon

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Chapoutier.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mount Benson in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Tournon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Mount Benson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 10000 of of Australia wines
In the top 2000 of of Mount Benson wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mount Benson

The wine region of Mount Benson is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine M. Chapoutier or the Domaine Good Intentions Wine Co produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Benson are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.


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.

The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.

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