The Winery Bensen Block of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Bensen Block - Merlot
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Bensen Block is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bensen Block wines

Looking for the best Winery Bensen Block wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bensen Block wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Bensen Block wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Bensen Block

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bensen Block

How Winery Bensen Block wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Bensen Block.

  • Merlot

Discovering 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 .

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Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Bensen Block.

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.

News about Winery Bensen Block and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Maderised

Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.