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.
In the mouth of Gimblett Gravels is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 34 estates and châteaux in the of Gimblett Gravels, producing 157 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gimblett Gravels go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
red wines from the region of Gimblett Gravels go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or canned duck confit.
On the nose in the region of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth in the region of Gimblett Gravels is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
