Winery Frenchmans Hill - Rock Earth Syrah

Winery Frenchmans HillRock Earth Syrah

The Rock Earth Syrah of Winery Frenchmans Hill is a wine from the region of Waiheke Island of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with
The Rock Earth Syrah of the Winery Frenchmans Hill is in the top 0 of wines of Waiheke Island.

Details and technical informations about Winery Frenchmans Hill's Rock Earth Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Lignage

Noble grape variety, formerly known in Loir et Cher, more precisely on the right bank of the Loire Valley between Blois and Tours. It is completely unknown in other French wine regions and abroad. Absent today from the Loire vineyards, its reintroduction, even if limited, should not be long in coming.

Last vintages of this wine

Rock Earth Syrah - 2014
In the top 0 of of Waiheke Island wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Rock Earth Syrah from Winery Frenchmans Hill are 2014

Informations about the Winery Frenchmans Hill

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Waiheke Island in the region of North Island

The Winery Frenchmans Hill is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Waiheke Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 750 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 20 of of Waiheke Island wines
In the top 40000 of wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Waiheke Island

The wine region of Waiheke Island is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards or the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waiheke Island are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waiheke Island often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cigar box or savory and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee.


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: Aging on lees

Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.

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