Discover the top 100 best red wines of South Island as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of South Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
Aromatic, chiselled style.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
red wines from the region of South Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.
On the nose in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or plum. In the mouth in the region of South Island is a with a nice freshness.
