Winery Norton - Barrel Select Merlot

Winery NortonBarrel Select 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 Barrel Select Merlot of Winery Norton is a red wine from the region of Lujan de Cuyo of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Barrel Select Merlot from the Winery Norton

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Barrel Select Merlot of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Barrel Select Merlot of Winery Norton in the region of Mendoza 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 Norton's Barrel Select Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.8°
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

Barrel Select Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barrel Select Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Barrel Select Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barrel Select Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Barrel Select Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barrel Select Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barrel Select Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Barrel Select Merlot from Winery Norton are 2018, 2016, 2011, 2017 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Norton

The winery offers 209 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Lujan de Cuyo in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Norton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 195 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 5000 of of Argentina wines
In the top 400 of of Lujan de Cuyo wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo

Luján de Cuyo is a wine-producing sub-region of Argentina's largest viticultural area, Mendoza. Unsurprisingly, Malbec is the region's most-important grape variety, producing Bold, intensely flavored red wines. Excellent wines are also produced here from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés. Located in a valley just South of Mendoza City itself, the Luján de Cuyo region is home to some of the most famous names in Argentinean wine.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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The word of the wine: Breaking

Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.

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