Winery Willow Creek VineyardMalakoff Vineyard Shiraz
Red wine
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).
Taste structure of the Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz from the Winery Willow Creek Vineyard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz of Winery Willow Creek Vineyard in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz
The Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz of Winery Willow Creek Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), couscous merguez or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.
Details and technical informations about Winery Willow Creek Vineyard's Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz from Winery Willow Creek Vineyard are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Willow Creek Vineyard
The Winery Willow Creek Vineyard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Port Phillip to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Port Phillip
Port Phillip is a qualitatively significant wine-producing zone in the Australian state of Victoria. Named for the bay it surrounds, it benefits both from its location near the state capital Melbourne and the high quality of its Terroir, which produces some of Australia's most important wines, Particularly in the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula GIs (Geographical Indications). Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are among the most important grape varieties made here with Australia's favorite grape variety Shiraz also figuring in the inventory. Like most large-scale wine zones, there is considerable variation in both topography and Climate throughout Port Phillip.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
