Winery Lake Chalice - The Nest Merlot

Winery Lake ChaliceThe Nest Merlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Nest Merlot of Winery Lake Chalice is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Nest Merlot from the Winery Lake Chalice

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Nest Merlot of Winery Lake Chalice in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Nest Merlot of Winery Lake Chalice in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lake Chalice's The Nest Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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

The Nest Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.411100
The Nest Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of The Nest Merlot from Winery Lake Chalice are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Lake Chalice

The winery offers 42 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Lake Chalice is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 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 5000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 2500 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 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: Vatting

After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.

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