Winery Esk Valley - Winemakers Reserve Syrah

Winery Esk ValleyWinemakers Reserve Syrah

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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 Winemakers Reserve Syrah of Winery Esk Valley is a red wine from the region of Gimblett Gravels of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Winemakers Reserve Syrah from the Winery Esk Valley

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemakers Reserve Syrah of Winery Esk Valley in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Winemakers Reserve Syrah 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, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Esk Valley's Winemakers Reserve Syrah.

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

Discover the grape variety: Refosco ped. rosso

Refosco dal peduncolo rosso is a very old grape variety, certainly finding its first origins in the region of Friuli situated in the north-eastern point of Italy. It should not be confused with terrano or refosco d'Istria, ... the one described here is more qualitative. It can be found in the former Yugoslavia, in Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. According to genetic analysis, it is the son of the marzemino, the grandson of the teroldego, the father of the corvina and the grandfather of the rondinella (Pierre Galet).

Last vintages of this wine

Winemakers Reserve Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Winemakers Reserve Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Winemakers Reserve Syrah - 0
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Winemakers Reserve Syrah from Winery Esk Valley are 2013, 2014, 0

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 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gimblett Gravels 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 Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 2500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 300 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels is located in the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Craggy Range or the Domaine Matariki produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gimblett Gravels are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or blackberry jam and sometimes also flavors of black olive, fig or cheese.


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.

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

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