Winery Spy Valley - Merlot - Malbec

Winery Spy ValleyMerlot - Malbec

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Merlot - Malbec of Winery Spy Valley is a red wine from the region of Marlborough of South Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
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 veal.

Taste structure of the Merlot - Malbec from the Winery Spy Valley

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot - Malbec of Winery Spy Valley in the region of South Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Merlot - Malbec of Winery Spy Valley in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Spy Valley's Merlot - Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Merlot - Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Merlot - Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Merlot - Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Merlot - Malbec - 2010
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Merlot - Malbec - 2009
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Merlot - Malbec from Winery Spy Valley are 2010, 2012, 2014, 0 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Spy Valley

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Spy Valley is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 3500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 2000 of of Marlborough wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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