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Sidewood Shiraz 2017 Wine Review

Sidewood Shiraz 2017

Sidewood Shiraz 2017

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2020-2042

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Sidewood

Agent: VinoLuna

Natalie's Score: 90/100

From cool-climate Adelaide Hills, this Shiraz is fragrant and rich with ripe blackberry, plum, dark cherry, baking spice and toasty oak spice flavours on the palate. Matured in French oak barrels (25% new) for over a year. Nicely done. Drink or hold.

Shiraz food pairings: roast pheasant with sauerkraut, grilled marinated game birds, Hasenpfeffer.

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This Sidewood Shiraz 2017 was reviewed on March 5, 2021 by Natalie MacLean

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Perry rated this wine as 91/100
From the Adelaide Hills wine region, Sidewood 2017 Shiraz is produced from sustainably-grown wine grapes, hand-harvested and sorted. Fresh and earthy with blackberry, cherry, liquorice, mint and pepper spice flavours on the palate with lingering fine-grained tannins. Matured in French oak barrels for 13 months. Great value at $20 and a good, long-term cellaring candidate. - Community Wine Reviews

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