Winery Mount Riley - Merlot - Malbec

Winery Mount RileyMerlot - Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Merlot - Malbec of Winery Mount Riley is a red wine from the region of Marlborough of South Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Merlot - Malbec of Winery Mount Riley in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mount Riley's Merlot - Malbec.

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - Malbec - 2020
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Merlot - Malbec - 2019
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Merlot - Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Merlot - Malbec from Winery Mount Riley are 2017, 2013, 2018, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Mount Riley

The winery offers 22 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 Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Mount Riley is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 3000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 1500 of of Marlborough wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

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The word of the wine: Cutting

A blend of wines from different origins (not to be confused with the assemblage).

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