The best wines of Martinborough

Discover the best wines of Martinborough of North Island as well as the best winemakers of Martinborough and estates of Martinborough to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Martinborough and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Martinborough by region

Looking for a good wine of Martinborough of North Island among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Martinborough. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Martinborough with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Martinborough

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Martinborough

Red wines from the region of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, chicken and sausage stew with carrots or ramen (noodle) soup.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Martinborough

On the nose the red wine of the region of Martinborough. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, balsamic or citrus and sometimes also flavors of rose petal, cream or tropical fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Martinborough. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Martinborough

  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.18/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Martinborough

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Martinborough

A wine route planned in the region of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Martinborough.

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.

In the mouth of Martinborough is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 82 estates and châteaux in the of Martinborough, producing 331 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Martinborough

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Martinborough

White wines from the region of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, salmon pavés en papillote or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Martinborough

On the nose the white wine of the region of Martinborough. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, almonds or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, grapefruit or smoke. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Martinborough. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Martinborough

  • 2020With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Martinborough

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Martinborough

A wine route planned in the region of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Martinborough.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sparkling wines of Martinborough

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Martinborough

Sparkling wines from the region of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fish pot, cuttlefish rust or sunday night ham and cheese sandwich by fred.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Martinborough

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Martinborough. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Martinborough

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Martinborough

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sémillon
  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Martinborough

A wine route planned in the region of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Martinborough.

The word of the wine: Sensory analysis

Technical name of the tasting.

Great pink wines of Martinborough

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Martinborough

Pink wines from the region of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal blanquette à l'ancienne, fricadella or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Martinborough

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Martinborough. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Martinborough

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Martinborough

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Riesling
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Martinborough

A wine route planned in the region of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Martinborough.

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Great sweet wines of Martinborough

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Martinborough

Sweet wines from the region of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of croque madame, tuna pizza or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Martinborough

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Martinborough. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, oak or microbio.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Martinborough

  • 2015With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Martinborough

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Martinborough

A wine route planned in the region of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Martinborough.

The word of the wine: Basic wine

Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.

News from the vineyard of Martinborough

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

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