Winery Saint ClairPioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec

Red wine of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec of Winery Saint Clair is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Earth

On the nose the Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec of Winery Saint Clair in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec

Pairings that work perfectly with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec

Original food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec

Spicy food

The Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec of Winery Saint Clair matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef strogonoff, grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or savoyard fondue (but succulent).

Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Clair's Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec.

Winery

Winery Saint Clair

Grape varieties

Malbec

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

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

Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec - 2018

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.5

Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec - 2015

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.5

Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec - 2014

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 4.2

The best vintages of Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec from Winery Saint Clair are 2014, 2018, 2015

Informations about the Winery Saint Clair

The winery offers 119 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Saint Clair Family Estate.

It is in the top 90 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Saint Clair is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 5000 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 2500 of of Hawke's Bay wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 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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