Winery Brick Bay - Martello Rock

Winery Brick BayMartello Rock

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Martello Rock of Winery Brick Bay is a red wine from the region of Matakana of North Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Martello Rock of Winery Brick Bay in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Brick Bay's Martello Rock.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Martello Rock - 2018
In the top 100 of of Matakana wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Martello Rock - 2015
In the top 100 of of Matakana wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Martello Rock - 2014
In the top 100 of of Matakana wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Martello Rock from Winery Brick Bay are 2014, 2018, 2015

Informations about the Winery Brick Bay

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Matakana in the region of North Island

The Winery Brick Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Matakana to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 3500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 250 of of Matakana wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Matakana

The wine region of Matakana is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Providence or the Domaine Heron's Flight produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Matakana are Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Matakana often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.


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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The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.

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