Winery Villa Maria - Cellar Selection Grenache

Winery Villa MariaCellar Selection Grenache

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cellar Selection Grenache of Winery Villa Maria is a red wine from the region of Gimblett Gravels of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Cellar Selection Grenache of Winery Villa Maria in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or raspberry.

Food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Grenache

Pairings that work perfectly with Cellar Selection Grenache

Original food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Grenache

The Cellar Selection Grenache of Winery Villa Maria matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of delicious bourguignon or mushroom and bacon cake.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Maria's Cellar Selection Grenache.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Brun argenté

The Brun Argenté Noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. The Black Silver Brown can be found in several vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Cellar Selection Grenache - 2018
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cellar Selection Grenache - 2017
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cellar Selection Grenache - 2016
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cellar Selection Grenache - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Cellar Selection Grenache from Winery Villa Maria are 2014, 2017, 2016, 2018

Informations about the Winery Villa Maria

The winery offers 116 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gimblett Gravels in the region of North Island

The Winery Villa Maria is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 142 wines for sale in the of Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 3000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 250 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels is located in the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Craggy Range or the Domaine Matariki produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gimblett Gravels are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or blackberry jam and sometimes also flavors of black olive, fig or cheese.


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: Oenophile

A person who is interested in the world of wine and more particularly in wine tasting.

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