The Winery Abbey Estate of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Abbey Estate - Bishop Merlot
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Abbey Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Abbey Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Abbey Estate wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Abbey Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Abbey Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Abbey Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Abbey Estate

How Winery Abbey Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, meatballs catalan style or tunisian pasta.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Abbey Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Abbey Estate. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Abbey Estate. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Abbey Estate

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Abbey Estate.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top sweet wines of Winery Abbey Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Abbey Estate

How Winery Abbey Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, risotto milanese or pork terrine with beaufort cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Abbey Estate.

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top pink wines of Winery Abbey Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Abbey Estate

How Winery Abbey Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Abbey Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Abbey Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The word of the wine: Bold

A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.

The top white wines of Winery Abbey Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Abbey Estate

How Winery Abbey Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of tartiflette, venison leg with tomato sauce or shrimp and cherry tomato quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Abbey Estate.

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Abbey Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Abbey Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Abbey Estate and wines from the region

Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Bold

A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.