Top 100 wines of North Island - Page 3
Discover the top 100 best wines of North Island as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of North Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of North Island
New Zealand's North Island, warmer and more varied than the South Island. Bordeaux varieties and Pinot Noir as signatures. Merlot in Hawke's Bay as a supple red with notes of plum, ripe cherry, fresh herbs and a spicy touch, round tannins — blended with Cabernet and peppery Syrah. Fine Pinot Noir in Wairarapa/Martinborough (cherry, undergrowth).
Ample Chardonnay in Gisborne ('Chardonnay capital'), taut Sauvignon, floral Pinot Gris. Maritime temperate climate. Varied vineyard.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotage
Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of North Island
wines from the region of North Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, stuffed cutlets or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of North Island
On the nose in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth in the region of North Island is a with a nice freshness.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of North Island
The best wines of North Island in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of North Island in other styles
- The best wines pink of North Island in other styles
- The best wines red of North Island in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of North Island in other styles
- The best wines sweet of North Island in other styles
- The best wines white of North Island in other styles