Rating 93
Style Red
Blend , Viognier
Vintage 2021
Appellation
Australia
ABV 14.5%
Price $26.00 Value Pick  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2023-10-31

Perfect For

Dinner Parties, Pleasing A Crowd, Wine And Cheese Night

Drink If You Like

Cabernet Franc, Merlot , Syrah / Shiraz

Alkoomi Shiraz-Viognier 2021 Review

Alkoomi is a third generation family winery that has been farming grapes in western Australia's Frankland River region for over 50 years. That experience comes through in this elegant wine, made as a co-ferment of 95 percent Shriaz and 5 percent Viognier — a nod to the style first popularized in the Côte-Rôtie region of France. The nose is all ripe brambly blackberry fruit with a waft of cracked peppercorn and licorice. This wine perfectly showcases the variety's innate herby, peppery notes alongside a concentrated fruit core.

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Alkoomi Shiraz-Viognier 2021
Alkoomi is a third generation family winery that has been farming grapes in western Australia's Frankland River region for over 50 years. That experience comes through in this elegant wine, made as a co-ferment of 95 percent Shriaz and 5 percent Viognier — a nod to the style first popularized in the Côte-Rôtie region of France. The nose is all ripe brambly blackberry fruit with a waft of cracked peppercorn and licorice. This wine perfectly showcases the variety's innate herby, peppery notes alongside a concentrated fruit core.

Reviewed On: 10-31-2023
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Alkoomi Shiraz-Viognier 2021
Alkoomi is a third generation family winery that has been farming grapes in western Australia's Frankland River region for over 50 years. That experience comes through in this elegant wine, made as a co-ferment of 95 percent Shriaz and 5 percent Viognier — a nod to the style first popularized in the Côte-Rôtie region of France. The nose is all ripe brambly blackberry fruit with a waft of cracked peppercorn and licorice. This wine perfectly showcases the variety's innate herby, peppery notes alongside a concentrated fruit core.

Reviewed On: 10-31-2023