Winery Rapaura Springs - Hawke's Bay Merlot

Winery Rapaura SpringsHawke's Bay 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 Hawke's Bay Merlot of Winery Rapaura Springs is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Hawke's Bay Merlot from the Winery Rapaura Springs

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hawke's Bay Merlot of Winery Rapaura Springs in the region of North Island is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rapaura Springs's Hawke's Bay Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Hawke's Bay Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Hawke's Bay Merlot - 0
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Hawke's Bay Merlot from Winery Rapaura Springs are 2016, 0

Informations about the Winery Rapaura Springs

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

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

Top wine North Island
In the top 8500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 3500 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

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