Winery SelaksMerlot Premium Selection

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

3.3

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot Premium Selection of Winery Selaks 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 Merlot Premium Selection from the Winery Selaks

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot Premium Selection of Winery Selaks in the region of North Island is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Merlot Premium Selection

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot Premium Selection

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot Premium Selection

The Merlot Premium Selection of Winery Selaks matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), lamb roast with lavender or axoa from espelette ( 22nd meeting ).

Details and technical informations about Winery Selaks's Merlot Premium Selection.

Winery

Winery Selaks

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13°

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

Merlot Premium Selection - 2016

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.6

Merlot Premium Selection - 2014

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Merlot Premium Selection from Winery Selaks are 2014, 2016

Informations about the Winery Selaks

The winery offers 72 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Constellation Brands.

It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region

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

The Winery Selaks is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 4500 of of Hawke's Bay wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 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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