Winery Left FieldMerlot - Malbec

Red wine of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot - Malbec of Winery Left Field is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
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 veal.

Taste structure of the Merlot - Malbec from the Winery Left Field

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot - Malbec of Winery Left Field in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Earth

On the nose the Merlot - Malbec of Winery Left Field in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Malbec

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Malbec

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Malbec

Pasta

The Merlot - Malbec of Winery Left Field matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, pasta "carbonara" à la française or sauté of doe stroganoff.

Details and technical informations about Winery Left Field's Merlot - Malbec.

Winery

Winery Left Field

Grape varieties

Malbec , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - Malbec - 2011

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.4

The best vintages of Merlot - Malbec from Winery Left Field are 2011

Informations about the Winery Left Field

The winery offers 10 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Left Field is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 1000 of of Hawke's Bay wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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