Winery Saint Clair - Vicar's Choice Merlot

Winery Saint ClairVicar's Choice Merlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vicar's Choice Merlot of Winery Saint Clair is a red wine from the region of Marlborough of South Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Vicar's Choice Merlot from the Winery Saint Clair

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vicar's Choice Merlot of Winery Saint Clair in the region of South Island is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vicar's Choice Merlot of Winery Saint Clair in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 411110
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vicar's Choice Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Vicar's Choice Merlot from Winery Saint Clair are 2017, 2015, 2014, 2019 and 2018.

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 75 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Saint Clair is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 4000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 2000 of of Marlborough wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

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