Winery Rod McDonaldTe Awanga Estate Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Taste structure of the Te Awanga Estate Merlot from the Winery Rod McDonald
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Te Awanga Estate Merlot of Winery Rod McDonald in the region of North Island is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Te Awanga Estate Merlot of Winery Rod McDonald in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Te Awanga Estate Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Te Awanga Estate Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Te Awanga Estate Merlot
The Te Awanga Estate Merlot of Winery Rod McDonald matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or osso buco with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rod McDonald's Te Awanga Estate Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Te Awanga Estate Merlot from Winery Rod McDonald are 2013, 2018, 0, 2017 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Rod McDonald
The Winery Rod McDonald is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
