Winery Giant Steps - Sexton Vineyard Merlot

Winery Giant StepsSexton Vineyard Merlot

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sexton Vineyard Merlot of Winery Giant Steps is a red wine from the region of Yarra Valley of Victoria.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Sexton Vineyard Merlot from the Winery Giant Steps

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sexton Vineyard Merlot of Winery Giant Steps in the region of Victoria is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sexton Vineyard Merlot of Winery Giant Steps in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Giant Steps's Sexton Vineyard Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.9°
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

Sexton Vineyard Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sexton Vineyard Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Sexton Vineyard Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sexton Vineyard Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Sexton Vineyard Merlot from Winery Giant Steps are 2008, 2014, 2012, 2013

Informations about the Winery Giant Steps

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yarra Valley in the region of Victoria

The Winery Giant Steps is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 6000 of of Australia wines
In the top 250 of of Yarra Valley wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yarra Valley

The wine region of Yarra Valley is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Yarra Valley, producing 1556 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yarra Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

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The word of the wine: Expressive

Said of a wine that is full-bodied and offers well-defined aromas.

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