Winery Villa Maria - Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec

Winery Villa MariaGimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec of Winery Villa Maria in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Maria's Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec.

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

Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec - 2009
In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Gimblett Gravels Reserve Malbec from Winery Villa Maria are 2009, 2013, 2015

Informations about the Winery Villa Maria

The winery offers 117 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 50 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 107 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 2500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 200 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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.

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The word of the wine: Private cellar

A term that designates an estate or a château belonging to a winegrower or a family, as opposed to a cooperative cellar that brings together member winegrowers.

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