Winery Palliser Estate - The Great Hector Pinot Noir

Winery Palliser EstateThe Great Hector Pinot Noir

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Great Hector Pinot Noir of Winery Palliser Estate is a red wine from the region of Martinborough of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the The Great Hector Pinot Noir from the Winery Palliser Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Great Hector Pinot Noir of Winery Palliser Estate in the region of North Island is a with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Palliser Estate's The Great Hector Pinot Noir.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

The Great Hector Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 100 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of The Great Hector Pinot Noir from Winery Palliser Estate are 2013

Informations about the Winery Palliser Estate

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Palliser Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 4500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 150 of of Martinborough wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.


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.

News related to this wine

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Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

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The word of the wine: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.

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