Winery TakatuMatakana Merlot Cabernet Franc
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The Matakana Merlot Cabernet Franc of the Winery Takatu is in the top 0 of wines of Auckland.
Details and technical informations about Winery Takatu's Matakana Merlot Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Sultanine
Most certainly finding its first origins in Persia, today Iran. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1. Note that the variety gora chirine, also finding its first origins in Iran (Azerbaijan), is a mutation of the Sultanine, its berries of white or pink color being slightly larger.
Informations about the Winery Takatu
The Winery Takatu is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Vinification
Method and set of techniques for making wine.
