Winery Beach House - Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc

Winery Beach HouseOld School Merlot - Cabernet Franc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Beach House is a red wine from the region of Gimblett Gravels of North Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc 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 Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc from the Winery Beach House

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Beach House in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Beach House's Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Old School Merlot - Cabernet Franc from Winery Beach House are 2014

Informations about the Winery Beach House

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gimblett Gravels in the region of North Island

The Winery Beach House is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 5000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 750 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels is located in the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Craggy Range or the Domaine Matariki produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gimblett Gravels are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or blackberry jam and sometimes also flavors of black olive, fig or cheese.


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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