Winery YalumbaHand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Mourvedre.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz from the Winery Yalumba
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz of Winery Yalumba in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz of Winery Yalumba in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz
The Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz of Winery Yalumba matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, pasta carbonara or lamb tagine with honey and onions.
Details and technical informations about Winery Yalumba's Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hand Picked Mourvedre - Grenache - Shiraz from Winery Yalumba are 2005, 2013, 2012, 2006
Informations about the Winery Yalumba
The Winery Yalumba is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 169 wines for sale in the of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa
World icon of Australian Shiraz (~50% of plantings). Powerful, sun-filled reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, black plum, dark chocolate, liquorice, leather and sweet spices (pepper, clove), round tannins and generous opulence. Old vines among the world's oldest (Shiraz from 1843, Turkey Flat). Also fruity, sun-filled Grenache, firm Mataro (Mourvèdre), dense Cabernet Sauvignon and ample Sémillon.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
