Winery Rod McDonald - Quarter Acre Chardonnay

Winery Rod McDonaldQuarter Acre Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Quarter Acre Chardonnay of Winery Rod McDonald is a white wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Quarter Acre Chardonnay from the Winery Rod McDonald

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Quarter Acre Chardonnay of Winery Rod McDonald in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Quarter Acre Chardonnay of Winery Rod McDonald in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rod McDonald's Quarter Acre Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Quarter Acre Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quarter Acre Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Quarter Acre Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quarter Acre Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Quarter Acre Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Quarter Acre Chardonnay from Winery Rod McDonald are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Rod McDonald

The winery offers 68 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
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 Rod McDonald is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 2000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 250 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 35000 of white wines
In the top 150000 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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The word of the wine: Faded

Said of a wine that has lost its brilliance and depth. It can also be used to describe the nose of an old wine that has lost its aromatic freshness.

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