Daniel Lenko Estate Winery - Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red

Daniel Lenko Estate Winery Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red of Daniel Lenko Estate Winery is a red wine from the region of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red from the Daniel Lenko Estate Winery

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red of Daniel Lenko Estate Winery in the region of Ontario is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

Food and wine pairings with Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red

Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red

Original food and wine pairings with Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red

The Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red of Daniel Lenko Estate Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or veal with cream and mushrooms.

Details and technical informations about Daniel Lenko Estate Winery's Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red - 2008
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 4.5 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Estate Old Vines Niagara Peninsula Merlot Red from Daniel Lenko Estate Winery are 2008

Informations about the Daniel Lenko Estate Winery

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Daniel Lenko Estate Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Ontario
In the top 3500 of of Canada wines
In the top 800 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Niagara Peninsula

Niagara Peninsula is the largest and most productive viticultural area in Canada, located on the Southern shores of Lake Ontario. It stretches roughly 55km (35 miles) between the eastern limits of Hamilton city in the west and the left bank of the Niagara River as it flows into Lake Ontario. The VQA covers over 13,000 acres (5,200 hectares) oand produces mainly cool Climate varieties such as Grape/riesling">Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. It also produces a large Volume of ice wine.


The wine region of Ontario

Ontario is the most populated and prolific wine producing province in Canada. The Long established wine industry here is centered around the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario, where the continental Climate is moderated heavily by the large bodies of water. The majority of wines produced in Ontario are Dry table wines (around 60 percent are white and 40 percent red). They are mostly made from Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.

News related to this wine

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Tributes paid to Paul Pender

Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone.    Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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