Winery Piggs Peake - House of Straw  Merlot

Winery Piggs PeakeHouse of Straw Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The House of Straw Merlot of Winery Piggs Peake is a red wine from the region of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the House of Straw Merlot from the Winery Piggs Peake

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the House of Straw Merlot of Winery Piggs Peake in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Piggs Peake's House of Straw Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
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

House of Straw Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
House of Straw Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 2.7110.500

The best vintages of House of Straw Merlot from Winery Piggs Peake are 2016, 2014

Informations about the Winery Piggs Peake

The winery offers 79 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Piggs Peake is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 30000 of of Australia wines
In the top 2000 of of Hunter Valley wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

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The word of the wine: Secondary aromas

Aromas resulting from the fermentation and maturation of the wine before bottling. The aging in barrels modifies considerably the texture and the flavours of the wine.

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