Winery Esk Valley - Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

Winery Esk ValleyLate Harvest Chenin Blanc

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Late Harvest Chenin Blanc of Winery Esk Valley is a sweet wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Late Harvest Chenin Blanc of Winery Esk Valley in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Esk Valley's Late Harvest Chenin Blanc.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Late Harvest Chenin Blanc - 2018
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Late Harvest Chenin Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Late Harvest Chenin Blanc from Winery Esk Valley are 2018, 2016

Informations about the Winery Esk Valley

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Esk Valley is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay 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 500 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 6500 of sweet wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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 .


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: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.

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