Winery Puriri Hills - Reserve

Winery Puriri HillsReserve

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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 Reserve of Winery Puriri Hills is a red wine from the region of Auckland of North Island.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Carmenère, the Malbec and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Reserve of the Winery Puriri Hills is in the top 30 of wines of New Zealand and in the top 10 of wines of Auckland.

Taste structure of the Reserve from the Winery Puriri Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve of Winery Puriri Hills in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Reserve of Winery Puriri Hills in the region of North Island 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 Puriri Hills's Reserve.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.01°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve - 2010
In the top 10 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Reserve - 2009
In the top 10 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Reserve - 2008
In the top 10 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Reserve - 2006
In the top 10 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Reserve - 2002
In the top 10 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Reserve from Winery Puriri Hills are 2009, 2010, 2008, 2006 and 2002.

Informations about the Winery Puriri Hills

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Puriri Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 40 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 15 of of Auckland wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 wines of the world

The wine region of Auckland

The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.


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: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.

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