Winery Peacock Sky - Merlot - Malbec

Winery Peacock SkyMerlot - Malbec

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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 Merlot - Malbec of Winery Peacock Sky is a red wine from the region of Waiheke Island of North 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 Peacock Sky in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Peacock Sky's Merlot - Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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 - 2014
In the top 100 of of Waiheke Island wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Merlot - Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Waiheke Island wines
Average rating: 411110
Merlot - Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Waiheke Island wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Merlot - Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Waiheke Island wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Merlot - Malbec from Winery Peacock Sky are 2012, 2014, 2011, 2013

Informations about the Winery Peacock Sky

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Waiheke Island in the region of North Island

The Winery Peacock Sky is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Waiheke Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 2000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 150 of of Waiheke Island wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Waiheke Island

The wine region of Waiheke Island is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards or the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waiheke Island are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waiheke Island often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cigar box or savory and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee.


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: Tries (harvest by)

Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.

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