Winery Stonyridge Vineyard - Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc

Winery Stonyridge VineyardChurch Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc

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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 Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Stonyridge Vineyard is a red wine from the region of Auckland of North Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc 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 Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc from the Winery Stonyridge Vineyard

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc of Winery Stonyridge Vineyard in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stonyridge Vineyard's Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Church Bay Merlot - Cabernet Franc from Winery Stonyridge Vineyard are 2016

Informations about the Winery Stonyridge Vineyard

The winery offers 32 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Stonyridge Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 2500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 200 of of Auckland wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Auckland

The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.


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: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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