Winery Charles WiffenMerlot
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The Merlot of the Winery Charles Wiffen is in the top 0 of wines of Marlborough.
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Wiffen's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Persan
Elegant, structured reds with a deep ruby robe, firm tannins and fresh alpine acidity of intense red fruits (cherry, raspberry), blackfruit, spices, black pepper, alpine herbs and floral notes (violet). Fine ageing potential. A once near-extinct grape, preserved and now in renaissance for artisanal identity cuvées. Grown in Vin de Savoie AOC and Isère IGP. Native French grape of Savoie and Dauphiné, a rediscovered alpine signature.
Informations about the Winery Charles Wiffen
The Winery Charles Wiffen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Pinot meunier
Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.
