Winery Saint Clair - Origin Merlot

Winery Saint Clair Origin Merlot

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Origin Merlot of Winery Saint Clair is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Origin Merlot from the Winery Saint Clair

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Origin Merlot of Winery Saint Clair in the region of North Island is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

On the nose the Origin Merlot of Winery Saint Clair in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Clair's Origin Merlot.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Origin Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Origin Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Origin Merlot from Winery Saint Clair are 2017, 2014

Informations about the Winery Saint Clair

The winery offers 119 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Saint Clair Family Estate.
It is in the top 100 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Saint Clair is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 104 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 6500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 3000 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 Grape/syrah">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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