Winery Sam Harrop - Grand Amateur Gentleman

Winery Sam HarropGrand Amateur Gentleman

4.3
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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 Grand Amateur Gentleman of Winery Sam Harrop is a red wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
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 game (deer, venison).
The Grand Amateur Gentleman of the Winery Sam Harrop is in the top 40 of wines of Hawke's Bay.

Taste structure of the Grand Amateur Gentleman from the Winery Sam Harrop

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grand Amateur Gentleman of Winery Sam Harrop in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Sam Harrop's Grand Amateur Gentleman.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais

Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Last vintages of this wine

Grand Amateur Gentleman - 2017
In the top 40 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Grand Amateur Gentleman - 2016
In the top 40 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Grand Amateur Gentleman from Winery Sam Harrop are 2016, 2017

Informations about the Winery Sam Harrop

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Sam Harrop is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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 50 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.

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