Winery Rod McDonald - Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec

Winery Rod McDonaldQuarter Acre Merlot - Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec of Winery Rod McDonald is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay 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 Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec of Winery Rod McDonald in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rod McDonald's Quarter Acre 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

Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Quarter Acre Merlot - Malbec from Winery Rod McDonald are 2011, 2015, 2016, 2013

Informations about the Winery Rod McDonald

The winery offers 68 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

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.

Top wine North Island
In the top 3500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 450 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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.

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The word of the wine: Dosing liqueur (champagne)

Also known as liqueur d'expédition, a solution made up of wine and sugar added to champagne after disgorgement and which determines the type of wine: extra-brut, brut, extra-dry, dry, demi-sec.

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