Winery Helen & Joey - Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Winery Helen & JoeyAlena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey is a red wine from the region of Yarra Valley of Victoria.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 lamb.

Taste structure of the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from the Winery Helen & Joey

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot of Winery Helen & Joey in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Helen & Joey's Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Yarra Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Alena Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from Winery Helen & Joey are 2016, 2013, 2014

Informations about the Winery Helen & Joey

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yarra Valley in the region of Victoria

The Winery Helen & Joey is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Yarra Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Victoria
In the top 15000 of of Australia wines
In the top 400 of of Yarra Valley wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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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A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.

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