Winery Weeping Sands - Waiheke Island Montepulciano

Winery Weeping SandsWaiheke Island Montepulciano

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Waiheke Island Montepulciano of Winery Weeping Sands is a red wine from the region of Auckland of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Waiheke Island Montepulciano of Winery Weeping Sands in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Weeping Sands's Waiheke Island Montepulciano.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muskat Oliver

Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presbourg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Waiheke Island Montepulciano - 2011
In the top 100 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Waiheke Island Montepulciano - 2010
In the top 100 of of Auckland wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Waiheke Island Montepulciano from Winery Weeping Sands are 2010, 2011

Informations about the Winery Weeping Sands

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Weeping Sands is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 4500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 300 of of Auckland wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 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: Lemonade maker

Corkscrew of the wine waiter equipped with a small blade allowing to cut the capsule, a worm and a system of rack allowing to extract the cork easily.

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